LATE 19TH CENTURY, OF RENAISSANCE STYLE

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A WALNUT GILTWOOD AND BRONZE VARNISHED CENTRE TABLE
LATE 19TH CENTURY, OF RENAISSANCE STYLE
With a cleated top above a strapwork guilloche frieze, with a shallow drawer, the end supports each centred by a winged herm, flanked by foliate wrapped chimerae, joined by a moulded stretcher with column supported arches, the feet carved with masks
29½in. (75cm.) high; 63in. (160cm.) long; 40in. (102cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

The carved decoration on this table is influenced by examples from the mid-16th century, notably the work of Hugues Sambin who used fruit garlands and winged chimerae to embellish his work. His book Oeuvres de la diversité des termes, published in 1572, was influential in developing a distinctively French style of Renaissance ornament.

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