A Rare Mid C18th English George II Faded Mahogany Tea Table

 
A Rare Mid C18th English George II Faded Mahogany Tea Table

AA1841

The demilune shaped, hinged top above a deep oval frieze, housing a brass escutcheon and Georgian wire-bow key. Resting on shaped slender cabriole legs, with a rear gate-leg, terminating on pad feet.

The top opening to reveal a deep space where the valuable tea was once locked away from their servants.

The escutcheon, lock and strike plate have been removed over a century ago. We made a faux brass lock case, fitted a suitable escutcheon and added a period wire-bow key.

The rear having a demilune drop leaf and a cabriole gate-leg opening to support the leaf, making a small circular tea table.

These tables are rare. This one had been restored many years ago, we removed the heavy French polish by heavily cutting back and rebuilding a softer wax finish.

Note: all four pad feet have signs of old repairs (as expected) the patina overall is appealing.

C1740

H.71cm

W.75cm

D.36cm

Dia.74cm