Lot Essay
Mahogany tables featuring the same distinctive pierced cabriole leg have been sold anonymously Christie's, London, 30 November 2000, lot 58 (£17,625 including premium) and Christie's London, 8 December 2011, lot 51 (£5,625 including premium), while another in yewwood and burr yew was sold Christie's London, 25 March 2010, Three Woods: A Passion for Walnut, Oak and Yew - The John Pary Collection, lot 104 (£10,000 including premium). A rosewood and mahogany drop-leaf tripod table with a similar box 'bird-cage' was among The Principal Contents of St. Nicholas, Richmond, North Yorkshire, sold Christie's, London, 16 May 2001, lot 142 (£7,637.50 including premium).