A carved giltwood table à gibier Régence, circa 1710

with a Portor marble top above a foliate carved frieze centred by a boss, the legs in the form of winged sea beasts united by a scrolled X-frame stretcher centred by a foliate carved boss and scallop shell; re-gilt and re-decorated

This attractive Régence style carved giltwood console table is in generally good condition considering its age. The piece has a later gesso-surface that has been later gilded. However there are chips to the the later gilded surface throughout revealing a white gesso undercoating, in addition to worm and occaional cracking, particularly evident in the right wing of the front left sea beast, which is a little loose. The central dove-tailed strutt is a later replacement and their is evidence of discolouration upon the interior facing wood.
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A closely related model, with dragon headed cabriole legs, was sold Christie's, Monsieur and Madam François - A Lifetime of Collecting, London, 9 June 2011, lot 87 (£30,000).