Side table: M.23-1950

Current Location: Gallery 7 (Courtauld)

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Side table
console table

Categories

Furniture

Description

Gilt pine wood side table with four cabriole legs, open work carving in the Rococo manner, crossed stretchers and a serpentine Siena marble slab top.

Notes

History note: The Pelham Galleries, 155 Fulham Road, London, S.W. 3, from whom the donor bought it.

Legal notes

Given by Captain S. W. Sykes.

Measurements and weight

Depth: 67.3 cm
Height: 161.6 cm
Width: 141.6 cm

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Place(s) associated

Venice ⪼ The Veneto ⪼ Italy

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given by Sykes, Stanley William

Dating

18th century
Circa 1701 - Circa 1800

School or Style

Components of the work

Top composed of Siena marble
Decoration

Materials used in production

Techniques used in production

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.23-1950
Primary reference Number: 98277
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 13 March 2020

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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