A George II carved laburnum and mahogany side table

the mahogany top possibly associated to the laburnum base, this top with a raised shallow moulded border to three sides fixed to a cavetto frieze and gadrooned apron, on leaf carved cabriole legs and claw and ball feet with concealed brass castors

Possibly that described by Lachlan Kennedy, Inventory and Appraisement of the Household Furniture stock and other effects at Fettercairn which pertained to the deceased Sir William Forbes, Arbroath, 27 August 1829; 'West Bedroom / Small laburnum table £0-1-6', NLS (Acc.4796/156)

An attractive well carved piece of pleasing proportions. The finely figured top would benefit from a clean as there are old ring marks, scratches and ink spots and the top has a minor separation from age. The carved detail is generally good.
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Commonly used in the manufacture of bag-pipes, Scottish laburnum was one of the most prized timbers for cabinet and chair-making north of the border. So much so, in his Forest Trees (1775), William Boutcher notes that 'some preferred [it] even to mahogany for its solidity and beautiful colour... and I myself have seen a large table and a dozen chairs of it, in the possession of a noble Lord'