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AN IRISH GEORGE II MAHOGANY SIDE TABLE

CIRCA 1760

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AN IRISH GEORGE II MAHOGANY SIDE TABLE
CIRCA 1760
The top with carved gadrooned border, the frieze with a lion mask on a pounced ground, the sides with conforming decoration, on cabriole legs with claw feet, inscribed '1720' in white paint on the underside
31 in. (79 cm.) high; 54¼ in. (137.5 cm.) wide; 26 in. (66 cm.) deep
Provenance
With Moss Harris in the 1930s.
Acquired from the above by Mrs. Alan Morley Wakefield Saunders (née Lothrop), Eastry House, Kent and Hyde Park Gardens, London and thence by descent.
Literature
Glin & Peill, Irish Furniture, 2007, p. 225, cat. no. 80.
Special notice
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Lot Essay

This mahogany side table epitomises Irish 18th Century furniture design, with its deep foliage carved apron, squared paw feet, and central lion mask. The lion mask was a favourite decorative device of Irish cabinet-makers and is seen in many different forms. Symbolic of Bacchus, this mask is unusual for its naively carved teeth.

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