Classic Design: Furniture, Clocks, Silver & Ceramics

Classic Design: Furniture, Clocks, Silver & Ceramics

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 145. A Scottish early Victorian porfido rosso laterizio and carved walnut centre table, circa 1865-1870.

Property from a Scottish Noble Family (with lots 133 & 144)

A Scottish early Victorian porfido rosso laterizio and carved walnut centre table, circa 1865-1870

Lot closes

November 12, 03:21 PM GMT

Estimate

5,000 - 8,000 GBP

Starting Bid

5,000 GBP

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Lot Details

Description

the rectangular slab top on a base with cabriole legs and paw feet


90.5cm high, 77cm wide, 46.5cm deep;

2ft. 11 ½ in., 2ft. 6 ¼ in., 1ft. 6 ¼ in.

Commissioned during a period of renovation at the family's ancestral seat, circa 1865-1870;

Thence by descent.

For comparable tables with similar hardstone tops, see Sotheby's, Stokesay Court, 28 September 1994, lot 44. The scale of the present lot suggests that it was constructed as more of a stand for display, particularly when the rarity of the hardstone top is considered.