A WILLIAM AND MARY GILT-GESSO CENTRE TABLE

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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN, FORMERLY IN THE COLLECTION OF COLONEL NORMAN COLVILLE M.C. (1893-1974)

A WILLIAM AND MARY GILT-GESSO CENTRE TABLE

CIRCA 1700, THE TOP PROBABLY REPLACED IN THE 19TH CENTURY

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A WILLIAM AND MARY GILT-GESSO CENTRE TABLE
CIRCA 1700, THE TOP PROBABLY REPLACED IN THE 19TH CENTURY
The rectangular gadrooned top with geometric designs of strapwork and acanthus, above a concave-moulded and gadrooned frieze, on square gadrooned and foliate-carved baluster legs joined by a scrolled X-shaped stretcher with later finial, on square gadrooned bun feet, inscribed in pencil to the underside 'K59 fm', restorations and replacements to the gilding
30¼ in. (77 cm.) high; 26 in. (66 cm.) wide; 18½ in. (47 cm.) deep

Provenance

Acquired by Colonel Norman Colville M.C. (1893-1974).

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 table's reed-enriched frame, with its hermed, reeded and palm-wrapped pillars and reeded vase on volute-scrolled stretchers, relates to an Ionic-style cabinet-frame that was supplied to Queen Anne for St. James's Palace in 1702-1703, and has recently been attributed to Thomas and Rene Pelletier (T. Murdoch, 'The Pelletier Family of Carvers and Gilders', Burlington Magazine, June 1998, part II, p. 364-365, fig. 6).

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