A GEORGE IV GILTWOOD SIDE TABLE

PROBABLY IRISH, THE TABLE CIRCA 1825, THE TOP ROMAN, LATE 18TH CENTURY

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A GEORGE IV GILTWOOD SIDE TABLE
PROBABLY IRISH, THE TABLE CIRCA 1825, THE TOP ROMAN, LATE 18TH CENTURY
The alabastro egiziano-veneered top lined in black marble, over a frieze with garments and objects in high relief over a central ramsmask supporting gilt swags, the sides with a bovine, on monopodia supports with bearded masks and hoof feet, the top with a small typed paper label GEN N/67, and an old shipping tag
32½ in. (62.5 cm.) high, 47¾ in. (121 cm.) wide, 24¼ in. (61.5 cm.) deep

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 17 November 1983, lot 96.

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Lot Essay

The exaggerated proportions of the leg and admittedly unconventional design of this table relates to the labelled work of the Dublin firm of Del Vecchio, variously listed from 1797-1848 (see D. Fitz-Gerald, 'The Dublin Del Vecchios', The Magazine Antiques, October 1981, pp. 910-914). The use of applied symbols appears in furniture designs of the period, such as on the Egyptian revival patterns of Thomas Hope, however the peculiar combination of emblems here including a bovine, chair, cornucopia, frock and meat platter, remains a mystery and may well relate to a secret society or club.

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