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AN EXTREMELY RARE HENRY VIII OAK COUNTER TABLE. ENGLISH. CIRCA 1540.
THE MOULDED TOP NOW HINGED ABOVE A THREE PANELLED FRONT CARVED WITH ENRICHED PARCHEMIN PANELS ABOVE A SHAPED APRON WITH CROSS DECORATION, THE SIDES CARVED WITH HORIZONTAL LINENFOLD. VERY FEW EXAMPLES OF THIS EARLY FORM OF COUNTER TABLE HAVE SURVIVED AND FEW RETAIN THERE ORIGINAL SLIDING TOPS, AS WITH NEARLY ALL THE SURVIVING EXAMPLES THE SLIDING BEARERS HAVE DISAPPEARED AND THE TOPS ARE NEARLY ALL NOW HINGED AS WITH THIS EXAMPLE.
FOR SIMILAR EXAMPLES SEE V. CHINNERY, PG 287, FIG 3:155. AN IDENTICAL EXAMPLE SOLD IN THE ROGER WARNER COLLECTION, CHRISTIES 20-21 JANUARY 2009, LOT 365 FOR £15,000.
PROVENANCE: RECENTLY PURCHASED FROM A PRIVATE SUSSEX COLLECTION.
STOCK NO 1589.
Dimensions
Height: 68.6 cms, Width: 94.6 cms, Depth: 55.2 cmsStock number
STOCK NO 1589.Open any time by prior appointment. Please telephone first.
The BADA Standard
- Since 1918, BADA has been the leading association for the antiques and fine art trade
- Members are elected for their knowledge, integrity and quality of stock
- Our clients are protected by BADA’s code of conduct
- Our dealers’ membership is reviewed and renewed annually
- Bada.org is a non-profit site: clients deal directly with members and they pay no hidden fees
