CIRCA 1780

Details

A GEORGE III SATINWOOD, MAHOGANY AND MARQUETRY GAMES TABLE
Circa 1780
The tulipwood-banded rectangular hinged top with demilune panel bordered by husk chains and with foliate anthemia to the front corners, enclosing an ivory velvet-lined surface, the frieze with foliate medallion, on square tapering legs, with white chalk marks to the underside 15706
28½in. (72cm.) high, 36¼in. (92cm.) wide, 18in. (46cm.) deep

Provenance

Anonymous sale in these Rooms, 12 April 1996, lot 29 ($9,200).

Lot Essay

The table's simple yet elegant engraved inlaid details recall the work of cabinet-maker George Simson, working at 19 St. Paul's Church yard from 1787 (see C. Gilbert, ed., Pictorial Dictionary of Marked London Furniture 1700-1840, Leeds, 1996, pp.424-425, fig.848-849).

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