Thomas Moore
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Lot 24TP
A George III sabicu, mahogany and chequer inlaid tripod occasional table possibly by Mayhew and Ince and definitely after their designs
17 November 2021, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£3,000 - £5,000
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A George III sabicu, mahogany and chequer inlaid tripod occasional table
possibly by Mayhew and Ince and definitely after their designs
Circa 1765, the segmentally veneered lobe-shaped top inlaid with a central sycamore and ebony compass star and oval with border stringing, on a column comprised of three elongated addorsed S-scrolls, above a concave triform base with three arched demi-lune niches centred within striated tablets, surmounted by a flaming urn finial, terminating in three C- and S-scroll carved legs with scroll feet, 51cm wide x 46cm deep x 71cm high, (20in wide x 18in deep x 27 1/2in high)
Circa 1765, the segmentally veneered lobe-shaped top inlaid with a central sycamore and ebony compass star and oval with border stringing, on a column comprised of three elongated addorsed S-scrolls, above a concave triform base with three arched demi-lune niches centred within striated tablets, surmounted by a flaming urn finial, terminating in three C- and S-scroll carved legs with scroll feet, 51cm wide x 46cm deep x 71cm high, (20in wide x 18in deep x 27 1/2in high)
Footnotes
Several designs for related tables, referred to as 'Claw Tables', originally appeared in The Universal System of Household Furniture by William Ince and John Mayhew, 1762, pl. XIII and in the second edition of Genteel Household Furniture in the Present Taste, A Society of Upholsterers, published circa 1765, Part II, pl. 38. These works are illustrated in Pictorial Dictionary of British 18th Century Furniture Design, ed. by E. White, 2000, Suffolk, p. 287. It is believed that these drawings of tripods featuring in the Genteel Household Furniture in the Present Taste were also probably executed by Mayhew and Ince.
An aspect of further interest which both of the aforementioned published designs have in common with the above model is that they all incorporate shaped tops, or at least shaped angles to their tops. Of particular note the two individual table designs that have very similar shaped oval tops as that on the present lot both appear in the same set as previously referenced, W. Ince and J. Mayhew, The Universal System of Household Furniture, pl. XIII.
Some 'Tea Kettle Stands' which are closely comparable to the offered version again feature in both The Universal System, Ibid., pl. XIV and Genteel Household Furniture, Ibid., Part III, pl. 93. However the former set of drawings, likewise by Ince and Mayhew, include two examples that are closest by way of comparison with the present table, the latter even seeming to be somewhat of an amalgamation based upon these two designs.
