A carved giltwood side table Régence, circa 1720

with a rectangular fleur de pêche marble top, the frieze centred by a crossed torch and quiver of arrows enclosing flowerheads, carved with leaves, flowers and scrollwork on a trelliswork ground, on eight cabriole legs carved with scrolls and acanthus, joined by a a ribbed shaped stretcher centred by a pierced stylised scallopshell cartouche; regilt

Mr and Mrs Walter Hayes Burns;
Major General Sir George Burns, K.C.V.O., C.B., D.S.O., O.B.E., M.C., sold Christie's house sale, North Mymms Park, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, 24th-25th September 1979, lot 79.

In overall good conserved condition. Colour of gilding less greenish more golden and attractive than in the catalogue photograph. Nice detail to the carving. Old minor marks, chips and scratches to the marble top especially along the rear edge with some areas of minor pitting. There is a water stain on the top showing a yellow colour 50 x 35 cm approx. which can be repolished. Some minor chips to the gilding which is nicely worn to the red bole in places on the stretcher. Some scattered age cracks and construction cracks generally which are commensurate with age which can be left. Reblocked. Very minor loss to the carving of a scroll on the rear left leg which can be touched up. Some old minor restorations to legs which have been well executed. The pad foot to the rear second left leg is missing but can easily be replaced and some later cork blocks have been placed under the feet.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

North Mymns Park is an Elizabethan manor house in Hertfordshire, built sometime around 1600 by Sir Ralph Conninsgby, MP for the county. It stayed in the family until the end of the 19^th century having been purchased in 1893 by the Anglo-American banker Walter Hayes Burns, J.P. Morgan's brother-in-law, who had it richly furnished with a collection of antiques in the taste then in vogue with his fellow American financiers.