THE TOPS PROBABLY PONTYPOOL, ONE TRIPOD BASE ASSOCIATED AND PROBABLY LATER

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A PAIR OF REGENCY BLACK AND POLYCHROME-DECORATED TÔLE AND JAPANNED TRIPOD TABLES
The tops probably Pontypool, one tripod base associated and probably later
Each with an octagonal tilt-top with pierced edge, the centre painted with a floral spray, on a baluster column and cabriole legs with pad feet
26 in. (66 cm.) high; 32 in. (81 cm.) diameter (2)

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Lot Essay

The dark ground and comparatively sparing floral and fruit decoration are characteristic of the Pontypool and Usk factories in the late 18th and early 19th century. It seems likely that the tops of these tables were made using the same technique as if they were to be made into trays but the edges were never angled over (W.D. John and Anne Simcox, Pontypool and Usk Japanned Wares, rev. ed., 1966, pp. 60-61 and pl. 18).

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