Mid 19th Century continental oak farmhouse table/desk.
The cleated planked top above a double moulded apron housing a centre drawer with original lock and key, and the original turned handles, and diamond shaped bone escutcheon. Resting on rectangular block legs with great overall colour and patination.
Provenance: Belonged to a recently retired Q.C who used it daily for 30 years.
A Rare Mid C18th English George II Faded Mahogany Tea Table
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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.
The plain four plank top above a plain lower triple scratch moulded frieze, resting on baluster turned legs, joined by stretchers.
Note: This is a fantastic example of a mid 17th Century table, having missing knots, signs of many old repairs done over the past 350 years, even showing scattered borer holes.
Oak being such a hard wood borer usually avoid oak (except for the sap areas) and munch on the elms, walnut and fruitwoods, period oak should always show signs of minor borer.
Provenance: purchased from John Dunn Antiques 1976
An unusually high, first half 18th Century French walnut, fruitwood and chestnut serving/centre/side table. The thick single plank chestnut top above a walnut and fruitwood base, of a deep frieze, with two large cherrywood drawers and an applied moulding, resting on turned tapered walnut legs, joined by a plain side stretcher. Good overall faded colour and patination.
The well patinated rectangular top above a frieze drawer, raised on turned legs, the front of which become out-swept, all joined to stretchers. (restorations)
