A GEORGE II MAHOGANY CONSOLE TABLE WITH BRECHE VIOLETTE MARBLE TOP
THIS HANDSOME TABLE IS STRONG, YET QUIET IN FORM AND DESIGN. THE GENTLY CURVING CABRIOLE LEGS PERFECTLY SUPPORT THE SLAB TOP, WHICH SITS WITH A GENEROUS OVERHANG ON ALL FOUR SIDES, AND IS ORIGINAL TO THE TABLE FRAME. THE SURFACE OF THE MAHOGANY IS DARK AND UNTOUCHED, THE LEGS TERMINATING SIMPLY WITH GENEROUS PAD FEET. THE BRECHE MARBLE TOP IS HIGHLY FIGURED WITH A HAND CHISELLED UNDERNEATH, AND REMAINS ENTIRELY DRY ON THE SURFACE, SHOWING THE RARE AND HIGHLY DESIRABLE HALLMARKS OF AGE AND WEAR.
PROVENANCE: TRINITY HALL, CAMBRIDGE
H 81CM, 31 3/4” X W 122CM, 48” X D 70CM, 27 1/2”
A GEORGE II MAHOGANY CONSOLE TABLE WITH BRECHE VIOLETTE MARBLE TOP
THIS HANDSOME TABLE IS STRONG, YET QUIET IN FORM AND DESIGN. THE GENTLY CURVING CABRIOLE LEGS PERFECTLY SUPPORT THE SLAB TOP, WHICH SITS WITH A GENEROUS OVERHANG ON ALL FOUR SIDES, AND IS ORIGINAL TO THE TABLE FRAME. THE SURFACE OF THE MAHOGANY IS DARK AND UNTOUCHED, THE LEGS TERMINATING SIMPLY WITH GENEROUS PAD FEET. THE BRECHE MARBLE TOP IS HIGHLY FIGURED WITH A HAND CHISELLED UNDERNEATH, AND REMAINS ENTIRELY DRY ON THE SURFACE, SHOWING THE RARE AND HIGHLY DESIRABLE HALLMARKS OF AGE AND WEAR.
PROVENANCE: TRINITY HALL, CAMBRIDGE
H 81CM, 31 3/4” X W 122CM, 48” X D 70CM, 27 1/2”
