Lot 91

chips to marble slab- visible mainly to corners and sides. sruface scratches overall. small repairs visible to marble. visible repaired fracture lines to legs


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H. W. Keil Ltd, 4th December 2000

Unlike a side table, this table was designed to stand in the centre of its space, to be be admired from all directions, as indicated by the fact this it was equally finished on all sides. 'Slab' tables evolved as a type in the mid-18th century as a means of showing off the fine slabs of exotic marble that fashionable men brought back to Britain as souvenirs of their Grand Tour travels in Italy. Typical of 17th and 18th century English furniture, the underside of this table, especially the spandrels, shows the original gouges and marks of its maker's roughing-out tools. Beneath their mahogany veneer, the frieze rails of this table are oak, rather than the usual pine, in order to support the weight of the marble.