The Vision of Aso O. Tavitian | The Country House
The Vision of Aso O. Tavitian | The Country House
A George III Figured Mahogany and Fustic Cross-Banded Hexagonal Tripod Table attributed to Thomas Chippendale, Circa 1765
Live auction begins on:
February 9, 03:00 PM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
Bid
10,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
the top with segmented veneers fixed on a fluted stem with gadrooned knop, on moulded downswept legs with scroll feet, bearing an Artlington Conservation label to the underside
height 28 ½ in.; width 25 ¼ in.; depth 22 in
72.5 cm; 64 cm; 56 cm
Christie's London, 27 November 2003, lot 15;
Where acquired by Aso O. Tavitian.
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
Christopher Gilbert, The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale, London 1978, vol. II, pp. 254-5, illus. 464-7.
This elegant table compares very closely to a number of known tables of this design 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.¹
Chippendale supplied tables of this type to some of his most important patrons, such as Sir Lawrence Dundas at 19 Arlington Street, London, where he supplied a ‘tea or work’ table. Three further tables were supplied to Sir Edward Lascelles at Harewood House, and also one table supplied to Ninian Home at Paxton House (see Sotheby’s London, 9 July 2014, lot 46).
¹See Gilbert, C., The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale, 1978, 2 vols, vol 1, pp. 273-275.
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