George II Chippendale Mahogany Tripod Table

A fine and rare George III Chinese Chippendale mahogany silver table. Having cluster column legs with cruciform low relief ornament a...

A fine mid-18th-century rich mahogany George III card table raised on cabriole legs with ball and claw feet, scallop shells carved in high relief on all four legs with swags, support...

Important Palatial & Rare 19th Century Pietra Dura Giltwood Centre Table. This magnificent rectangular table incorporates an exquisitely inlaid Florentine Pietra Dura work of art. The truly incredibly and colourful hardstone specimens have been meticulously chosen & inlaid to form the most gorgeous floral display. It is amongst the finest of its type. This masterpiece is displayed on its original carved work of sculptural art, a baluster stem with acanthus leaves and raised on four acanthus leaf scrolled feet, the gilding, burnished in parts to perfection and highlighting a palatial majesty. The art of creating images by cutting hardstones and fitting them into a jigsaw of shapes, flowered under the Florentine Medici and is known as Pietra Dura. The technique of Pietra Dura is highly prized and widely used and can be found in settings ranging from antique jewellery boxes to the walls of the Taj Mahal. The development of the technique, often called ‘painting in stone’ was one of the many achievements of the Florentine Renaissance. Like many other forms of antique decorative art...

Rare 19th Century Florentine Sicilian Hardstone Agate Inlaid Black Marble Centre Table. The lovely Pietra Dura piece, inlaid with the most...

George III Chippendale period mahogany breakfront bookcase. Having a moulded and dentilled cornice above a fluted frieze, enclosed by a pair of glazed doors flanked by fluted and st...

A magnificent and substantial and well-figured early 19th century solid mahogany circular dining table of exceptional scale. The circular table top is crafted of bookmatched highly f...

English Chippendale style (18/19th Century) mahogany landlord style drum design center table with 4 drawers and round green leather top.

A very good quality Georgian mahogany occasional table Having well figured circular tilting top raised on elegant Vase turned central stem terminating on tripod legs And pad feet ...

This fine, larger than usual, George ll-period table has a baluster-galleried octagonal top supported on a birdcage, allowing the top to both swivel and tilt. Note the fine, tapering, fluted column continuing into a carved collar. The well-drawn cabriole tripod base is foliate-carved at the knees and toes. Of lovely old colour and patina throughout and in original condition. The spindle gallery has a rare and original feature of elegant brass 'spacers' with slightly protruding brass studs. Note the one piece, beautifully-figured top. Vis. A similar tripod table from the Percival Griffiths Collection is illustrated in R.W. Symonds 'English Furniture from Charles ll to George ll' (1929) fig. 152. Another was sold from the Frederick Howard Reed Collection by Christies on 16th November 1955. Literature: Ralph Edwards CBE FSA, 'The Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture' (1964), p. 529, fig 8. R. W. Symonds, 'The Present State of Old English Furniture' (1921), fig. 26. col B, p.82. R. W. Symonds, 'English Furniture from Charles II to George II' (1929) from the Percival Griffiths collection (see black and white illustration fig. 190 p. 232). An English mahogany tripod of similar date but with a more elaborate support and fretted gallery was sold at Sotheby's New York, on 22nd October 2010 @ $74,500. Bonhams sold a more common 'ball and claw’ piecrust table...

A George II-period mahogany scalloped-top tripod table. Mid-18th century, circa 1740-1750. The carved, lobed-edge, one-piece top is supported on a birdcage, tapering fluted column, ...

A fine Thomas Chippendale inspired blind fret library table with three concealed drawers to the frieze on both sides. Finished in an aged paint stone finish...

English Chippendale style table, the four serpentine shaped sides with repeating floral and ribbon top molding. The cabriole legs are carved wi...