A George II Marble Topped Giltwood & Gesso Low Table c.1740 sub-Natural History There are links stylistically to

There are links stylistically to Scottish studwork of the same period and the table is folksy and naive in its execution though there is nothing for us to compare it to in terms of its design

the sequence of paint application is reversed

The bust has a very decorative appearance with the painted surface evocatively worn away in many areas

Coin Slots: Grenadier: 2 inches

A George II Marble Topped Giltwood & Gesso Low Table c.1740 sub-Natural History There are links stylistically toOrigin: English Period: George II Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1740 Height: 18. 5 Width: 37. 5 Depth: 22 (at extremities) The very pretty giltwood and gesso low or coffee table, having a superb quality rectangular recessed variegated green marble top above a well carved foliate frieze and shell centered apron standing on four cabriole legs to claw and ball feet, the whole being a later adaption and surviving from the second quarter of eighteenth