Antique Mahogany Carved Chippendale Demi-Lune Queen Anne Game Console Table 1900 Sculpture National Gallery of Art (Washington

National Gallery of Art (Washington D

the right pedestal is fitted with a wine or liquor celarette drawer

they were regarded as a very skilled and exclusive casting foundry

quarried from mines near Ashford-in-the-Water

The painting came from the estate of the artist

Antique Mahogany Carved Chippendale Demi-Lune Queen Anne Game Console Table 1900 Sculpture National Gallery of Art (WashingtonA very fine quality antique Chippendale style plum mahogany game console table, attributed to Gillows of Lancaster, circa 1910. The table is of demi lune form when closed & opens to form a full circle, the table top having beautiful 'plum pudding' grained mahogany, a highly prized pattern found within certain mahogany wood, particularly Honduran mahogany. This figuring resembles large, swirling drips or blotches in the grain, reminiscent of the fruit