ALBANY: An Important Private Collection
ALBANY: An Important Private Collection
A Charles II walnut, ebony and bone marquetry table top on a George I walnut base, the top circa 1675 and almost certainly by Gerrit Jensen, the base circa 1720
Auction Closed
December 6, 03:29 PM GMT
Estimate
70,000 - 100,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A Charles II walnut, ebony and bone marquetry table top on a George I walnut base, the top circa 1675 and almost certainly by Gerrit Jensen, the base circa 1720
the hinged rectangular top inlaid with bone, green-stained bone and various woods with a central lobed reserve depicting a bird encircled by flowers, in a scrolled foliate border with a wreath-ringed bird to each side, lifting to reveal a well, above a plain frieze, on square tapering cabriole legs and square pad feet
72.5 cm. high; 97 cm. wide; 67 cm. deep; 2ft. 4½in., 3ft. 2¼ in., 2ft. 2½ in.
Anonymous sale, Christie's London, 6 July 2000, lot 130;
Private English Collection, Gloucestershire;
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Private English Collection, Gloucestershire;
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
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