A George II mahogany gate-leg table

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Description

height 27 ½ in.; width 4 ft. 2 ½ in.; depth closed 18 ½ in.; 4 ft. 4 ½ in. open
69.9 cm; 128.3 cm; 47 cm; 133.3 cm

the oval top with two flaps and a rounded edge, supported on cabriole legs carved at the knees with cross-hatched panels within pendent acanthus foliate, continuing to carved claw-and-ball toes, with a black stenciled inventory number 277 (93?). Restorations to underframe.

Provenance

Purchased from: Bernard & S. Dean Levy Inc., New York City, August 19, 1974 ($5,000).