A fine pair of George III mahogany marble top pedestals after a design by Thomas Chippendale circa 1760

John Keil, London

Good condition; marble tops possibly later though with age and with nice worn surface; minor nicks to edges of tops; the pedestals in very good condition with rubbing and wear to the foliate carving of the molded edge of top; nice color; nicely carved; front left foot of one with old loss and now with a later block to underside; each with minor nicks, bruises and wear to the feet and base.
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The present pair of pedestals combines form and motifs from the design of three pedestals found in Thomas Chippendale’s Director, 3rd ed. 1762, no. CXLVIII, figs. A, B, D.  The demi-lune arch to the top and bottom of the panel of the stem is identical to term ‘A’; the bell-flower carving is similar to that of term ‘B’ and the carved feet are nearly identical to term ‘D’.  A similar pair of pedestals by Chippendale with similar highly figured mahogany veneers to the central panels were supplied to Sir Lawrence Dundas at Aske Hall, circa 1763 (illustrated, Christopher Gilbert, The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale, New York, vol. II, p. 208, fig. 379).