Live Auction 1123The English Collector: 500 Years Decorative Arts Europe
A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY SERVING-TABLES
Lot 175 THE PROPERTY OF A LADY

A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY SERVING-TABLES

LATE 18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY IRISH

Closed23 May 2013

Price Realised

GBP 12,500

Considering selling a similar item?

Discover its value with a complimentary estimate from our specialists.

More Information

How to sell

A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY SERVING-TABLES
LATE 18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY IRISH
Each with a serpentine top above a frieze fitted with one central drawer flanked to either side by a dummy drawer, on square tapered legs and block feet, the underside of the back edge of the top fitted with later brass splash-back bracket supports, later handles
33½ in. (85 cm.) high; 90 in. (228.5 cm.) wide; 29½ in. (75 cm.) deep (2)

H.R.H Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, KG., KT., KP., sold from the estate, Christie's, London, 26-27 January 2006, lot 246

Specialist note

This serpentined form of sideboard-table with taper-hermed and plinth-supported pilasters was introduced in the 1770s and popularised by Messrs A. Hepplewhite & Co's Cabinet and Upholsterer's Guide, 1788