A GEORGE II MAHOGANY ENVELOPE TABLE, the rounded square hinged top above a plain frieze, on club legs with pad feet with a gateleg to the reverse, restorations, the top associated | Christie's

Sale 5355

English Furniture Collection

London

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16 March 1995

Browse Sale

Lot 127

A GEORGE II MAHOGANY ENVELOPE TABLE, the rounded square hinged top above a plain frieze, on club legs with pad feet with a gateleg to the reverse, restorations, the top associated

Price realised

GBP 978

Estimate

GBP 500 - GBP 800

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A GEORGE II MAHOGANY ENVELOPE TABLE, the rounded square hinged top above a plain frieze, on club legs with pad feet with a gateleg to the reverse, restorations, the top associated
38¾in. (98cm.) wide; 26½in. (67.5cm.) high; 20in. (51cm.) deep
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Lot Essay

A pattern for this type of hinged-leg and triangular-leafed table featured in a 1730s trade advertisement bearing the name of Potter (see C. Gilbert, John Channon, London, 1993, fig. 11)
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