Lot 121: A VICTORIAN POLYCHROME-PAINTED SATINWOOD AND MAHOGANY CENTER TABLE

Last quarter 19th century The tilting circular top decorated with fruit garlands to the border, centered by a circular vignette depicting three nymphs, within a beaded surround and issuing ribbon-tied grisaille oval medallions depicting goddesses and heroines, on a spreading faceted upright and incurved tripartite base painted with acanthus, on gadrooned pad feet with inset horn casters 281/4in. (72cm.) high, 49in. (124.5cm.) diameter, the top PROVENANCE Part of a commission supplied by Stanford White in 1898-1906 for James L.Breese for 'The Orchard', Southampton, New York. Acquired with the house by Charles E. Merrill in 1926. Thence by descent. NOTES See footnote to lot 34 regarding the James L. Breese commission at 'The Orchard', Southampton. This table appears in situ in a photograph of 'The Orchard' reproduced opposite lot 34.