THE POYLE PARK TABLES
Date 1735
Period 1600-1750, 18th century
Origin England
Medium Giltwood
Dimension 83 x 95.5 x 56 cm (32⁵/₈ x 37⁵/₈ x 22 inches)
The panelled room, complete with its tables, mirrors and chandelier, was then sold off and became part of an American collection. Eventually the mirrors were separated from the panelling, and the mirrors and the chandelier have since then crossed the Atlantic four times.
Note: The tables were re-gilded in the 20th century and the marble tops were changed prior to 1930.
Date: 1735
Period: 1600-1750, 18th century
Origin: England
Medium: Giltwood
Dimension: 83 x 95.5 x 56 cm (32⁵/₈ x 37⁵/₈ x 22 inches)
Provenance: Commissioned by Henry Chester, Poyle Park, Surrey, England, until the 1920s.
Edwards & Son Ltd., London, England.
Private collection, Washington, DC, USA, until 1945.
Collection of Mrs. Duncan Douglas, Rhode Island, USA, until 1948.
Private collection, USA.
Frank Partridge & Sons Ltd., London, England.
Collection of John T. Dorrance Jr., USA.
Private collection, Connecticut, USA.
Literature: Illustrated:
R. W. Symonds, ‘English Eagle and Dolphin Console Tables’, Antiques, vol. XVIII, 4 October 1930, p. 306, figs. 3 & 4.
R. W. Symonds, ‘The vogue for the eagle table’, Country Life, 10 January 1957, pp. 52-3, figs. 3-5.
Frank Partridge & Sons Ltd., ‘Summer Exhibition June 1965’, catalogue, p. 2; one of the pair.
F. Lewis Hinckley, Masterpieces of Queen Anne and Georgian Furniture, 1991, p. 56, pl. 38; one of the pair.
More artworks from the Gallery