A George III Inlaid Mahogany Pembroke Table Circa 1775

fitted with a frieze drawer. Restored.

Very good restored condition with replacements to veneer and checkerboard inlay to crossbanding. The top with a 1 inch oval inpainted patch, the front left leg lacking side scroll at juncture with rails. The back left leg with a break at juncture with rails. Old marks and scratches. Feet spliced?
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This fine pembroke table is designed in the French taste, a style which had evolved in England from the 1750s. The English interpretation of the cabriole form was invariably accomplished in a far finer detail than comparable French examples due to the use of mahogany as opposed to the softer beech or walnut. The top is veneered in a rare mahogany with pronounced figuring which is sometimes called 'lace wood', the pattern being far more open than 'plum-pudding' with its darker markings; cf. a similar example, sold in these rooms, October 21, 2005, lot 12; another, Christie's, London, May 14, 2003, lot 39.