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William Kent (Attributed)

Important George II Period Giltwood Console - Sidetable of Immense Proportions

Origin

England

Period

18th Century

Materials

Wood, Gold Leaf, Marble.

Dimensions

W.	64.57 in;	H.	34.25 in;	D.	44.49 in;
W.	164.01 cm;	H.	87 cm;	D.	113 cm;

Condition

Excellent state of repair, retaining the original brilliant gold leaf with minor refreshing. Wear and tear as is commensurate with the age and stable repair to two claw feet due to wear and tear.

Creation Date

1735

Description

England UK c. 1735.

A truly Important and Magnificent Early Georgian Period Exquisitely Carved Giltwood Sidetable / Console Table of Immense Proportions, retaining almost all of the original gilding with a later dramatically figured Breche Marble Top. A superb example of English Elite Furnishings of the Kentian period which was suitable only for the great country residences in the first quarter of the eighteenth century.

Provenance
Purchased by direct contact with the Ecclesiastical Offices: ie The Church - Baldock Hertfordshire who in the 19th Century received the table from a notable Essex Family.

Literature: See Family History ... "A Chronicle of Small Beer " The Early Victorian Diaries of a Hertfordshire Brewer.

Styles / Movements

George II

Incollect Reference Number

327776