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Regency Mahogany Library Table, Barbados, circa 1830

Offered by: Acroterion

Description
Exceptional in design, scale, and rarity is this wonderful, c. 1830 Anglo-Colonial Regency Barbados mahogany library table having "drum" form top with green gilt-stamped leather, real and blind drawers with brass lion-mask ring pulls between top and bottom gadrooned edges on fluted and acanthus carved baluster form pedestal surmounting quadra-form base with lion's paw and acanthus detail. Satinwood inlay around leather top and working drawer edges. A truly exceptional and rare piece of early English colonial Caribbean furniture.

More Information

Origin:	Barbados
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Carved mahogany, leather, brass
Condition:	Excellent. Wear commensurate with age and use.
Creation Date:	circa 1830
Styles / Movements:	Regency, Anglo-Indian, Neoclassical
Incollect Reference #:	271833

Dimensions

H.	29 in;	Diam.	60 in;
H.	73.66 cm;	Diam.	152.4 cm;

Message from Seller:

Acroterion, the company, founded in late 2012, is by appointment in the historic Hudson Valley of upstate New York specializing in exceptional fine and decorative art from eastern to western, ancient to current; with a focus on the unique and timeless. The curated inventory is ever-changing and discriminately chosen by the founder and owner Randal Dawkins. Having a passion for fine objects and design from an early age, Mr. Dawkins graduated in 2004 from Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London.

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