Lot Essay
This serpentined form of sideboard-table with taper-hermed and plinth-supported pilasters was introduced in the 1770s and popularised by Messrs A. Hepplewhite & Co's Cabinet and Upholsterer's Guide, 1788
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LATE 18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY IRISH
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY SERVING-TABLES
LATE 18th CENTURY, POSSIBLY IRISH
Each with a serpentine top above a frieze fitted with one central drawer flanked to either side by a dummy drawer, on square tapered legs and block feet, one table with brass uprights, formerly supporting a brass rail, the underside of the back edge of the top fitted with later brass splash-back bracket supports, later handles
33½ in. (85 cm.) high; 90 in. (228.5 cm.) wide; 29½ in. (75 cm.) deep (2)
LATE 18th CENTURY, POSSIBLY IRISH
Each with a serpentine top above a frieze fitted with one central drawer flanked to either side by a dummy drawer, on square tapered legs and block feet, one table with brass uprights, formerly supporting a brass rail, the underside of the back edge of the top fitted with later brass splash-back bracket supports, later handles
33½ in. (85 cm.) high; 90 in. (228.5 cm.) wide; 29½ in. (75 cm.) deep (2)
Special notice
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