Octagonal Mahogany Center Table

The underside of this mahogany center table retains most of its original hand carved glue blocking. The insides of the tapered legs are chamfered.

French mahogany center table, the top having a molded edge and is supported by four columns that have brass capitals and bases which termi...

The gold tooled leather top of this table is later.

The top of this English mahogany tripod gallery center table has a brass repeating arch gallery. The entire top rotates to reveal a hidden storage compartment. The heavy base has a l...

Center table, mahogany, lacquered mahogany, Italy, 1960s Multi-layered center table with modernist look. The table has a sculptural, yet open look which is achieved by the different...

The octagonal top of this table, of solid mahogany, sits above an octagonal frieze, decorated with rosettes, which in turn is supported by four bronzed metal seated griffins. The gri...

Fine 19th century Swedish mahogany Empire center table with one-drawer and brass details, circa 1830.

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). References: 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...