An Unusual 19thC French Ebonised Tripod Table Painted with a Horse Racing Scene

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An Unusual 19thC French Ebonised Tripod Table Painted with a Horse Racing SceneOrigin: French Period: 3rd Republic Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1870 80 Height: 41. 5 up or 28 down Diameter: 25. 5 The rare and unusual French ebonised and hand decorated tilt top tripod table, the top painted with a horse racing scene showing five galloping horses ridden by jockeys in their silks, amongst an atmospheric powder blue cloudy sky to marshland, to a pattered rim, the turned ebonised base with gilt highlights and shaped legs, surviving

being somewhat Louis XIV c

The smaller flags were the Union Flag (mirrored) towards the hoist

each layer worn thoroughly and consistently with age

who had the power to renew human life eternally

Henry Howell & Co (later Jonathan Howell) were registered makers as cane & stick mounters

There is a nice patination with some discolouration and established wear commensurate with being stood part sheltered outside for a number of years and he proves tactile as a result

When we confronted Geoffrey earlier about him needlessly tarnishing his own excellent service with his frequent sarcastic comments he merely replied

built in the eighteenth-century

painted by Fred Fowle (b1914) who created it especially for the coronation year of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953

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Older animals are capable of taking larger

the whole on further bobbin turned front legs to rear sabres each with brass swivel castors

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