A Fine George III inlaid mahogany sideboard table Circa 1770

with two frieze drawers, legs fluted on all sides; unrelated printed paper label to inside of one drawerfont; back edge of top possibly lacking a section; the underside with chalked number E2651.

Fair restored condition; the top possibly reduced in depth; the underside of the top with two later boards possibly to correct warpage; numerous drilled holes to the underside framing of the top; minor warpage to top; small veneer patch to front edge of top; veneer patch to right side corner and to back right corner of edge of top with inpainting; the inlaid penwork patera appear to be later; the back with two later rectangular blocks covering join of back legs and back rail; the thumb molding to frieze with a small old repaired chip to front left half and with a small chip to front right half; small crack to thumb molding of right side above top left corner of drawer; front right leg with large loss to back right corner now smoothed down and polished; large chip to front right block foot; back left leg with chips to the edges of the feet; the whole with excess black wax to frieze and legs; overall with old marks, scratches, scuffs and bruises.
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This fine table, with its beautifully figured top and elegantly designed fluted legs, shares characteristics of the work of Thomas Chippendale, especially in the inlay to the tops of the legs.  A George III kingwood and marquetry collector's cabinet on stand, attributed to Thomas Chippendale, with similarly inlaid roundels to the frieze and tops of tapering fluted legs was sold, Christie's, London, 50 Years of Collecting: The Decorative Arts of Georgian England, May 14, 2003, lot 90.