George II Mahogany Tripod Supper Table
ENGLAND, circa 1755
28 3/4 x 32 5/8 x 32 5/8 in
73 x 83 x 83 cm
73 x 83 x 83 cm
5702
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Provenance
Property of L. Fleischmann, Esq. c. 1906. Sold Grosvenor House Antiques Fair, 1982. Private Collection.Literature
Illustrated in ‘The Age of Mahogany’ in Percy Macquoid, ‘A History of English Furniture: The Age of Mahogany and The Age of Satinwood: Volume II’ (Antique Collectors’ Club, 1987), p.238, Fig. 222
The shaped circular top with carved pie-crust edge incorporating foliate carving on a birdcage support with turned and fluted stem on three carved cariole legs terminating in claw and ball...
The shaped circular top with carved pie-crust edge incorporating foliate carving on a birdcage support with turned and fluted stem on three carved cariole legs terminating in claw and ball feet.
Percy Macquoid describes the table as: ‘a very practical and steady shape of tripod table; the top is of undulating and escaloped form, with a raised ribbon edge, and is supported on five short columns resting on a platform.’ (‘The Age of Mahogany’ in Percy Macquoid, ‘A History of English Furniture: The Age of Mahogany and The Age of Satinwood: Volume II’ (Antique Collectors’ Club, 1987), p.241.)