A DUTCH GREY-PAINTED SIDE TABLE

LATE 17TH CENTURY

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A DUTCH GREY-PAINTED SIDE TABLE
LATE 17TH CENTURY
The grey breccia marble top on four scrolled supports elaborately carved with acanthus and with cypher to the front, traces of black, polychrome and gilt decoration, the front rotated 180 degrees, the backboard replaced, the early 18th century top probably associated
31¾ in. (80.5 cm.) high; 47¾ in. (121.5 cm.) wide; 31 in. (79 cm.) deep

Provenance

Anonymous sale, Sotheby's London, 23 April 1982, lot 57.

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Lot Essay

This table falls into a group of Dutch carved and painted wood tables and stands referred to as "Kwabtafels". Kwab refers to the Auricular style of ornament adopted by Dutch Silversmiths such as Johannes Lutma and the van Vianen brothers in the beginning of the 17th century. Much later this style was adopted into the designs of carved furniture as tables, stands and hall benches (R.J. Baarsen, Nederlandse Meubelen 1600-1800, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Zwolle, 1993, cat. no. 18, pp. 42-43).

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