Live Auction 20906The Collection of Pierre Durand
A GEORGE IV MAHOGANY DERBYSHIRE AND SPECIMEN MARBLE TRESTLE TABLE
Lot 229

A GEORGE IV MAHOGANY DERBYSHIRE AND SPECIMEN MARBLE TRESTLE TABLE

CIRCA 1825

Closed27 January 2022

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USD 16,250

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A GEORGE IV MAHOGANY DERBYSHIRE AND SPECIMEN MARBLE TRESTLE TABLE
CIRCA 1825
The rectangular top incorporating giallo antico, portor, brocatelle d'Espagne, bluejohn, malachite and other marbles, the borders etched with coat-of-arms and motto honi soit qui mal y pense, raised anthemion-carved supports
28 3⁄4 in. (73 cm.) high, 28 1⁄4 in. (72 cm.) wide, 18 3⁄8 in. (46.5 cm.) deep

Specialist note

The coat-of-arms and motto etched into the top of the present lot are those of the Order of the Garter, founded by Edward III of England in 1348. The motto is written in the Anglo-Norman language and translates to 'shamed be whoever thinks ill of it.'