Sofa table
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1820
Materials
Rosewood, simulated rosewood, brass inlay and castors, beech support, pine carcass, mahogany drawer linings
Measurements
69.5 x 150 x 64 cm
Place of origin
England
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Knightshayes Court, Devon
NT 540772
Summary
A rosewood and brass inlaid pedestal sofa table, English, circa 1820. The rounded rectangular twin-flap top with wide outer band of foliate scroll brass inlay, above two frieze drawers flanking a tablet inlaid with similar brass foliate scrolls between a pair of cut-out winged griffins, raised on a square column with moulded collar and inlaid concave-sided platform base standing on simulated rosewood downswept feet carved with stylised anthemion, an ankle roundel and scroll toes with castors.