A GEORGE II MAHOGANY DROP-LEAF DINING TABLE

MID-18TH CENTURY

Details

A GEORGE II MAHOGANY DROP-LEAF DINING TABLE
MID-18TH CENTURY
With oval rounded top and flaps on club legs, with pad feet, chalk inscription to underside Jn...Long, the underframe partially replaced
28¾ in. (73 cm.) high, 80½ in. (204.5 cm.) wide, open, 74¾ in. (190 cm.) deep

Provenance

The Plumbe-Tempest family, Tong Hall, near Bradford, West Yorkshire.
Acquired from Biggs of Maidenhead, Berkshire, 1969.
The Truesdell Collection; Christie's, New York, 7 April 2009, lot 98.

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Lot Essay

The underside of the table bears the inscription 'Jn..Long'. While a cabinet-maker of the name John Long is recorded at 7 Little Compton Street, Soho, London, his records (1779-86) post-date the style of the table. The maker may be related to this maker or various others of this name recorded working in the 18th century.

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