GEORGE III MAHOGANY TWO-DRAWER SIDE TABLE
England, circa 1790 | from the Peggy and David Rockefeller estate
Item # 312KOP07A 

Of perfect proportions, this glowing little side table features an overall rectangular form with a brilliantly grained mahogany top panel with a reeded edge projecting over two small rectangular drawers in the front, each with round pressed-brass ring pulls working to withdraw the crisply hand-dovetailed drawers from the apron. Echoing the reeding in the top, applied reeded moldings surround the lower edge of the apron, these the only embellishments on an otherwise austere form. An old handwritten label on the back serves as an inventory tag, noting "D.R. 52.1283"

Measurements: 28 1/2" H x 19 1/4" D x 24 3/4" W

Provenance:

• With Stuart and Turner, London, acquired in 1947
• Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller
• Christie's, New York, 11 May 2018, lot 1583 [16099: "The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller"], achieved $ 4,000
• Private Collection through the present
  

Condition Report:
Replaced brasses with plugged holes; old finish with wonderful all-over glow through aged shellac, discolorations and variation to the surface throughout; missing strip of molding on right side (on top of the front leg); molding on the right side was reglued at some point (trace glue remnants visible), not particularly professional with slight angle mismatch. A very attractive presentation.