Joined, turned, veneered satinwood inlaid with tulipwood, harewood and other woods
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 89.5 x 119 x 50.5 cm (35 1/4 x 46 7/8 x 19 7/8 in.)
Type:
furniture
Decorative Arts
Pier tables
Made in:
Dublin, Ireland
Date:
ca. 1785
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Each (a,b) of demi-lune form, the top inlaid with ribbon-tied floral garlands set into the satinwood, all centered by a fluted demi-lune, that when the tables are put together becomes a patera; the border all surrounded by a contrasting border of rosettes and attenuated anthemia; the skirt inlaid with swags of husks, anthemia, and urns; the tapered quadrangular legs inlaid with husks.
