George III Chippendale Table

George III Chippendale TableA superb quality George III period pembroke table, in the style of Thomas Chippendale. English, circa 1770's. Why we like it Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. This brilliantly minimalist Georgian design is so amazing that many would have thought it was created in mid 20th century Denmark. Chunky and sober, clean rectilinear shape, superbly executed of the best materials available at the time. The only embellishment is the spectacular

Wonderfully versatile piece which could have been used as a table or torchere stand at a different height

For an identical example attributed to Gillows see Christie's

With their distinctively scrolled and sunk-fluted legs

A drawing from the plan survives in the Lancaster City Museums

was introduced around 1800 and features in Thomas Hope's design of a hollow-seated chair with Grecian-srolled feet issued in his Household Furniture and Interior Decoration

A mahogany veneered top of rectangular shape with rounded front corners

The flat back flanked by the downswept padded arms with reeded and scrolled mahogany terminals

"Notes on eighteenth century French Objets d'Art"

An exceptional early George III Chippendale period concertina-action card table in finely figured mahogany

Tibats’ is in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum (W

who recommended Ionides to decorate Nellie Levy’s London townhouse at 49 Berkeley Square West

were sold Christie's House Sale