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A George II Giltwood Side TableCIRCA 1740 Height: 32" Width: 59" Depth: 24.5" Inventory Number 8488-61 Price$78,000DescriptionThe later rounded Sienna marble top above a fluted, gadrooned and egg-and-dart moulded frieze, on bold scrolled legs joined by densely carved garlands of flowers, pomegranates, pine cones and leaves; guilloche-carved concave stretchers above hairy paw feet. ProvenancesPossibly commissioned by Sir Lawrence Dundas, 1st Baronet (1710-81), for Moor Park, Hertfordshire, until sold with the mansion.
Additional InformationThis table derives from antiquity, with a Palladian form inspired by the designs of William Kent, floral rococo swags and a wide range of neo-classical carved decoration including fluted supports, and gadroon, triglyph and egg and dart bandings, and acanthus leaves. |
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