A GEORGE IV FIVE-PEDESTAL MAHOGANY DINING TABLE CIRCA 1825

on ring-turned flaring standards, raised on hipped downswept legs on casters, with additional leaves.  Restored.

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.