George II Mahogany Corner Table

George II Mahogany Corner TableA Superb mid 18th Century George II period Solid Mahogany Corner or Handkerchief Table, of desirable small proportions English, c. 1750. The triangular solid mahogany top, having a rear drop leaf, with a moulded edge and re entrant opposing corners, the drop leaf swinging up to form a square surface, being supported by a gate leg; the plain veneered frieze, raised on four cabriole legs with lappets and pad feet. Gillows of Lancaster and London, one of

lots 821-827)

standing on four cabriole legs headed by knees carved with acanthus

Gentlemanly understated elegance

above a quatreform platform with gadroon moulding

between 1815-1835

1800–1820

in dense solid Cuban mahogany

enclosing a shelf

Superb colour and patina

as a stand for a scientific instrument or collector's cabinet

E pluribus unum was still considered the de facto motto of the United States from its early history

They were probably an adaptation of Georges Jacob's design of circa 1787 for Marie-Antoinette's dairy at Rambouillet