Lot 97
  • 97

A fine George II mahogany pier table circa 1750

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description

  • mahogany
  • height 35 in.; width 39 in.; depth 21 1/2 in.
  • 88.9 cm; 99.1 cm; 54.6 cm
The rectangular top with ribbon-carved edge above a conforming blind-fret-carved frieze with gadrooned apron raised on acanthus-carved cabriole legs ending in claw-and-ball feet.  The underside with a paper label printed Harvey Nichols & Co. Ltd / DEPOSITORY / BOURNMOUTH / TANNER / 17.

Provenance

Apter-Fredericks, London, 2002

Condition

Good condition; beautiful color and surface; beautifully carved the top with a thin age crack on the right side; beautifully carved; good figuring to the mahogany top; back right bracket appears to have a replaced leaf tip; overall with some old marks, scratches and bruises consistent with age and use.
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