A fine George III inlaid mahogany tea table circa 1760

bearing a black ivorine Norman Adams label.

Norman Adams, Ltd., London from whom acquired in 1986

Overall good restored condition; the top now with a high gloss finish and with small age cracks to three corners now with very minor lifting and separation at the banding; age crack to one side of frieze with tearing to veneers and now with a block to the reverse; minor age cracks to one long side of the frieze; some old repaired breaks to brackets; five brackets replaced, three brackets appear to be original; the underside with some later glue blocks especially to three corners; the X-form stretcher with two old repaired breaks, one with a screw and a plug, the other with two plugs; overall with old marks, scratches, scuffs and bruises.
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The form of this table was described by Thomas Chippendale in The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, 1762, pl. LI, as a 'China Table' to be used 'for holding a Set of China, and may be used as (a) Tea Table'.  This fine table is neo-classical in design but retains the rococo-inspired arched stretcher composed of conjoined C-scrolls with a fluted circular center topped by a finial, as seen in the original design.