Sale 16CN02 | Lot 417

Pair of George III Mahogany, Satinwood and Parcel Gilt Pier Tables

Catalogue: English & Continental Furniture & Decorative Arts/Old Master Paintings
Pair of George III Mahogany, Satinwood and Parcel Gilt Pier Tables

Lot Details

Lot 417
Pair of George III Mahogany, Satinwood and Parcel Gilt Pier Tables
Circa 1785
Each crossbanded D-shaped top above a conforming frieze, raised on ring turned fluted legs headed by rectangular panels carved with oval paterae. Height 30 1/2 inches (77.5 cm), width 39 1/2 inches (1.0 m), depth 15 1/2 inches (39.4 cm).
The tapering fluted legs with turned collars recall a table design by John Yenn, a draftsman of Sir William Chambers, Royal architect, for a side table made for the Prince of Wales at Carlton House, one of which is found in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, acc. no. 29.118.1.


Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000
Sold for $11,250 (includes buyer's premium)

Additional Notes & Condition Report

Good restored condition, later gilding, now with shiny varnish, some later blocks to underside, shrinkage cracks to crossbanded veneers, age cracks to veneers of tops along lines of construction underneath, scuffs to feet


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Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000
Sold for $11,250 (includes buyer's premium)

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English & Continental Furniture & Decorative Arts/Old Master Paintings

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