A pair of George II style carved giltwood and marble-topped console tables

the rectangular yellow marble tops above Vitruvian scroll friezes between egg and dart and rope-twist mouldings, the carved eagle supports on rockwork bases and shaped rectangular simulated granite plinths outlined with ribbon and rosette carving

Table 1: Fair overall condition. Age cracks to eagle on left side of body, left wing and across the front of the top of the plinth (including rockwork and eagle feet). Charcteristic wear to decoration. Table 2: Age cracks to both wings, tail feathers. Several age cracks to plinth Charcteristic minor wear and losses to decoration. These tables are of attractive small size and well carved.
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