11609 A LARGE GEORGE III NEOCLASSICAL MAHOGANY SIDE TABLE OF EXCEPTIONALLY AUSTERE DESIGN AND ELONGATED PROPORTIONS English. Last Quarter Of The Eighteenth Century. Measurements: Width: 108″ (274.3 cm); Height: 37″ (94 cm); Depth: 29 5/8″ (75.2 cm).
Research
Of mahogany. The rectangular top with crossbanded edge above a plain frieze, raised on eight tapering square fluted column legs on block feet. Minor repairs appropriate to age and use.
Provenance:
UK collection
The sideboard or serving table form with tapered legs, usually six or eight in number, had evolved as a signature element of Adamesque design, intended for a silver plate garniture and the presentation of food and wine, with the paired legs providing a space to feature a complementary wine-bottle cistern.
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