Lot Essay
'This table has Irish trifid feet, each with a finely carved acanthus leaf trailing quite some way up the leg. The Vitruvian scrolling on the apron is remarkable'.
CIRCA 1750
Details
AN IRISH GEORGE II MAHOGANY SIDE TABLE
CIRCA 1750
The rounded rectangular top above a shaped frieze carved with a scallop shell and scrolling foliage, on acanthus-carved cabriole legs with scrolling bowed trifid feet
31¼ in. (79.5 cm.) high; 46½ in. (118 cm.) wide; 26 in. (66 cm.) deep
CIRCA 1750
The rounded rectangular top above a shaped frieze carved with a scallop shell and scrolling foliage, on acanthus-carved cabriole legs with scrolling bowed trifid feet
31¼ in. (79.5 cm.) high; 46½ in. (118 cm.) wide; 26 in. (66 cm.) deep
Provenance
Acquired from Phillips & Harris Antiques, London in the 1970s.
Literature
Glin & Peill, Irish Furniture, 2007, p. 230, cat. no. 104.
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