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A WILLIAM IV MAHOGANY WINE TABLE
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A WILLIAM IV MAHOGANY WINE TABLE

CIRCA 1830

細節
A WILLIAM IV MAHOGANY WINE TABLE
CIRCA 1830
With gate-leg action and folding leaves, previously with screw-on gallery, with copper patent castors
30½ in. (71.5 cm.) high; 70¼ in. (178.4 cm.) wide; 22 in. (55.8 cm.) deep; 99¼ in. (253.4 cm.) when fully extended
出版
1851 Inventory, Dessert Room, 'HorseShoe table - £1.15.0'
注意事項
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

拍品專文

The extending fireside dining-table, popularly called a 'Gentleman'’s Social Table'’ since its introduction in the 1797 London Prices of Cabinet Work, was noted in J.C. Loudon's Encyclopaedia (1833) as being 'chiefly used by gentlemen after the ladies have retired to the drawing-room. This table is then placed in front of the fire...'