CIRCA 1780

Details

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY TABLE CABINET
CIRCA 1780
The rectangular top with chequer-banding and foliate-carved edge, above a pair of oval-panelled doors enclosing three later adjustable shelves, the sides with carrying-handles, above a shaped foliate-marquetry edged apron on all four sides, the reverse veneered, the foliate carving possibly later
28½ in. (72.5 cm.) high; 25¾ in. (65.5 cm.) wide; 13¾ in. (35 cm.) deep

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's London, 6 April 2000, lot 151.

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

The cabinet is designed in the George III Roman fashion introduced in the 1770s and later popularised by A. Hepplewhite & Co's Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide, 1788. The top's tablet of flame-figured mahogany is wreathed by chequer-mosaiced inlay, while the medallioned compartments on the façade are wreathed by poetic laurels, and its scrolled apron is lapped by Roman acanthus.

More from Fine English Furniture

View All