A George III sabicu tripod table, circa 1770, attributed to Thomas Chippendale

the star inlaid crossbanded hexagonal top with ebonised moulded edge, above a reeded baluster stem with gadrooned base, on moulded cabriole legs ending on inscrolled feet

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
Christopher Gilbert, The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale, 1978, vol. II, pp. 254-5, illus. 464-7.

In excellent conserved condition. Minor old marks and scratches commensurate with age. Their is an expertly restored crack to the underside of the top. The ebonised moulded edge with slight rubbing as to be expected. A very elegant table of superb quality.
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This elegant table compares very closely to a number of other known tables of this design and which were unquestionably made by Chippendale. Christopher Gilbert describes this model as one of Chippendale’s ‘most popular occasional table design types’ with its veneer-segmented hexagonal top, baluster shaped pedestal and similarly profiled legs with scrolled feet, although presented in several variants.

Chippendale supplied tables of this type to some of his most relevant patrons, such as Sir Lawrence Dundas at 19 Arlington Street, London, where he supplied one table;  three further tables to Edward Lascelles at Harewood House, and also one table supplied to Ninian Home at Paxton House (see Sotheby’s London, 9^th July 2014, lot 46)

The present lot varies from the majority of this group by having inward scrolling feet, (which can also be seen on a 'guadalupe wood' table attributed to Chippendale advertised in Apollo Magazine March 2010) and flat sided legs and not inlaid or inset in the Gothick manner.