Lot 111
  • 111

A large George II carved mahogany tripod table circa 1750

Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
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Description

  • 71cm. high, 94cm. diam.; 2ft. 4in., 3ft. 1in.
with a circular tilt-top, on a leaf-carved baluster stem and cabriole legs with ball and claw feet

Literature

For comparison, R. W. Symonds in English Furniture from Charles II to George II, London, 1929, p.239, illustrates a mahogany three tier dumb waiter which has a leaf-carved column of similar form to the present lot and suggests that it might be Irish.  

Condition

The top has been re-finished. Good general condition.
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