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A GEORGE IV FIVE-PEDESTAL MAHOGANY DINING TABLE CIRCA 1825
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description
- mahogany
- height 28 in.; width 4 ft. 8 3/4 in.; length of pedestals 13 ft. 4 in.
- 71.1 cm; 144.1 cm; 406.4 cm
on ring-turned flaring standards, raised on hipped downswept legs on casters, with additional leaves. Restored.
Condition
Very good restored condition, now with a glossy finish; good figuring to the timbers, single plank tops; bracings to undersides now with four locking mechanisms and two later braces; wear to legs at bottoms where feet of chairs would have rested; edges of top at corners each with a patch or dowel indicating reduction in width of each top; some connecting dowels to ends later; patches to undersides above clip slots; the table does not appear to be a tilt top, the rectangular support blocks have screw holes, now vacant and appear to be original.
I – minor age crack to left side of top approximately 8 inches in length; age crack to pedestal with a two-inch chip to the top of the pedestal.
II – top slightly loose; small age crack to center of top and a triangular patch to one corner approximately 9 inches in length; age cracks to stem and wear; inpainting to base of stem.
III – age cracks to stem with wear to both sides; chip to underside of one corner extending into the edge approximately 1 ½ in. x ¼ in. x 1/8 in.
IV – thin age crack to stem above one leg; wear to tops of legs and to two sides of stem.
V – small age crack to once corner of top approximately 4 inches in length; inpainted patch to edge; thin age cracks to stem and wear to legs.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.