Object Description
A fine quality pair of Regency (circa 1820) mahogany console tables or side tables.
This pair of tables consist of figured mahogany tops with a moulding below, the front rail consisting of a central mahogany recessed panel with ebonised moulding and crossbanded border with a brass mount of an urn to the centre with decorative brass paterae to either side with ebonised moulding below.
The tables are supported by finely carved reeded and tapered legs to the front with finely carved acanthus decoration to the top with ebonised collar leading down to finely carved paw feet, the rear supports of square form, all supported on a platform base of concave form.
This pair of tables are in very good condition for age, are of stable construction and can go straight into a home or collection.
Provenance: Sold at Boardman Fine Art, Suffolk 1993 from the collection of Sir Frederick Ashton (1904-1988).
Sir Frederick Ashton was an English ballet dancer and choreographer born in 1904. He had a long career and became the founding choreographer of the Royal Ballet and later the Director in 1963. He died at his country residence, Chandos Lodge in Eye, Suffolk in 1988.
Sizes:
Table 1:
Height: 36.25” / 92cm
Width: 44.75” / 113.5cm
Depth: 16.25” / 41.25cm
Table 2:
Height: 36” / 91.5cm
Width: 44.25” / 112.5cm
Depth: 16.25” / 41.25cm