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Auction archive: Lot number 11

A carved pine pier table

Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,472 - US$3,708
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 11

A carved pine pier table

Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,472 - US$3,708
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

A carved pine pier table, in George II style , 19th century, in the manner of Francis Brodie the verde antico marble top above the fluted frieze interspersed with paterae terminals, the support carved in the form of an eagle perched on a rocky outcrop, on a plinth base with an acanthus carved border, 87.5cm high, 78cm wide, 49.5cm deep Tables with eagle supports such as this example are commonly described as 'in the manner of William Kent Kent's design was used as tail-piece in Pope's edition of Homer's Odyssey, which was published 1725/6, and shows two fighting eagles with out-spread wings standing on a large pier table with a Greek-key ornamented frame above a solid shaped stand ornamented with Bacchic masks and garlands. An interesting trade card, dated 1739, for Francis Brodie the Edinburgh cabinetmaker, illustrates an interior with a group of furniture, including a related console table with an eagle support.

Auction archive: Lot number 11
Auction:
Datum:
11 Sep 2019
Auction house:
Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions
16-17 Pall Mall
St James’s
London, SW1Y 5LU
United Kingdom
info@dreweatts.com
+44 (0)20 78398880
Beschreibung:

A carved pine pier table, in George II style , 19th century, in the manner of Francis Brodie the verde antico marble top above the fluted frieze interspersed with paterae terminals, the support carved in the form of an eagle perched on a rocky outcrop, on a plinth base with an acanthus carved border, 87.5cm high, 78cm wide, 49.5cm deep Tables with eagle supports such as this example are commonly described as 'in the manner of William Kent Kent's design was used as tail-piece in Pope's edition of Homer's Odyssey, which was published 1725/6, and shows two fighting eagles with out-spread wings standing on a large pier table with a Greek-key ornamented frame above a solid shaped stand ornamented with Bacchic masks and garlands. An interesting trade card, dated 1739, for Francis Brodie the Edinburgh cabinetmaker, illustrates an interior with a group of furniture, including a related console table with an eagle support.

Auction archive: Lot number 11
Auction:
Datum:
11 Sep 2019
Auction house:
Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions
16-17 Pall Mall
St James’s
London, SW1Y 5LU
United Kingdom
info@dreweatts.com
+44 (0)20 78398880
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