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MONTACUTE: A GEORGE II WALNUT SIDE TABLE
england , circa 1740-1750
From Montacute House, Somerset
An outstanding and important George II period walnut side table. Boldly carved in the centre of the moulded deep frieze with a superbly detailed animated lion's mask in high relief, on bold carved cabriole legs cavred with acanthus leaf detailing to the knees and scrolled ears, the legs terminating in wonderful lion's paw feet. With a finely figured antique alabaster top.
Wonderful colour and patina to the walnut.
An outstanding and important George II period walnut side table. Boldly carved in the centre of the moulded deep frieze with a superbly detailed animated lion's mask in high relief, on bold carved cabriole legs cavred with acanthus leaf detailing to the knees and scrolled ears, the legs terminating in wonderful lion's paw feet. With a finely figured antique alabaster top.
Wonderful colour and patina to the walnut.
Provenance
Montacute House, Somerset
Christie Manson & Woods, The Property of Gerard Phelps, Esq. from Montacute House, Somerset, 28 November 1929, lot 30 (illustrated)
Christie Manson & Woods, The Property of Gerard Phelps, Esq. from Montacute House, Somerset, 28 November 1929, lot 30 (illustrated)
Stock number
T01.03
dimensions
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Literature
Height: 33⁷/₈ in (86 cm)
Width: 45¹/₄ in (115 cm)
Depth: 22⁷/₈ in (58 cm)
Width: 45¹/₄ in (115 cm)
Depth: 22⁷/₈ in (58 cm)
Montacute House is a magnificent Grade 1 listed late Elizabethan house in Somerset, England. In the English Renaissance style, and one of the few prodigy houses to remain basically unaltered since the Elizabethan period, it was built around 1598 by Sir Edwards Phelps, Speaker of the House and Master of the Rolls to King James I and the prosecutor during the trial of the Gunpowder Plotters. The Phelps family descendants occupied the house until the early 20th century. In 1931, it was acquired by the National Trust. Of exceptional architectural interest throughout, the Long Gallery on the top floor spans the full width of the building - the longest surviving long gallery in England.
Ilustrated: Burlington Magazine, November 1929, p. xx (Christie's Advertisement)
Illustrated: Country Life, 9 November 1929, p. xlii (Christie's Advertisement)
Illustrated: Country Life, 9 November 1929, p. xlii (Christie's Advertisement)
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