17TH CENTURY

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AN ENGLISH MAHOGANY AND ROSEWOOD REFECTORY TABLE
17TH CENTURY
With twin plank top and moulded friezes
29½in. (75cm.) high; 87½in. (222cm.) long; 31in. (78cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

It is very unusual for a 17th century English table to be constructed from such exotic timbers. Although the legs are probably rosewood, there is a possibility that they may be Bullitwood, a smooth dense exotic timber described by Nicholas Roope, a merchant, in 1617 as 'red and peckled timber'. (see an article by Victor Chinnery in Antique Collecting 1982, vol 17, No.6)

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