Lot 87
87
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A CARVED PINE AND MARBLE MOUNTED CONSOLE TABLE

LATE 20TH CENTURY

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A CARVED PINE AND MARBLE MOUNTED CONSOLE TABLE
LATE 20TH CENTURY
With Vitruvian scrolling frieze above an eagle and serpent support on plinth base
35 in. (89 cm.) high; 52½ in. (134 cm.) wide; 22½ in. (57 cm.) deep
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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. This lot will be removed to an off-site warehouse at the close of business on the day of sale - 2 weeks free storage

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Lot Essay

The original design of the early 18th century eagle-supported pier-table is associated with Lord Burlington's protege, the artist/architect William Kent (d.1748). In 1725, Kent featured Roman eagles in his illustrations for Alexander Pope's translation of Homer's epic The Odyssey, recounting the history of Rome's foundation after the Trojan wars. Kent used scenes from The Odyssey in the ceiling of Roman mosaic to decorate George I's apartment at Kensington Palace.

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