George III Chippendale Spider Leg Table

George III Chippendale Spider Leg TableA rare 18th century George III Chippendale period mahogany 'Spider Leg' side table, attributed to The Dumfries House Cabinet Maker. English or Scottish, circa 1770. Why we like it We love the elegant simplicity of this table, the unusual thinness of its components, which lend this design a very delicate look. It boasts a rich history too, manifested in multiple signs of its age and intense use. It is miraculous how it has survived 250 years of use,

The first volume

for which Martinet created all the bird illustrations which were also published separately in Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux

possibly conceived by an accomplished architect

inspired by designs of Thomas Hope

An elegant Regency period ebonised 'Roman' spoon-back low or slipper chair

apparently independent of Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus and Johann Friedrich Böttger

A rare oportunity to own such a wonderfully decorative and useful item

The shaped toprail with re-entrant corners

16 September 1999

1818) were formerly at Endsleigh

brass-galleried shelves

the exiled Athenian statesman and Commander