A George II Marble Topped Giltwood & Gesso Low Table c.1740 sub-Natural History The rabbit is also a

The rabbit is also a symbol of fertility and

There is certainly an oriental influence here with Chinese bronze examples of jardinières in antiquity having similar handles as this piece that feature the elephant masks and rings

‘Pupae’

There are links stylistically to Scottish studwork of the same period and the table is folksy and naive in its execution though there is nothing for us to compare it to in terms of its design

and tennis circuit were organised

A George II Marble Topped Giltwood & Gesso Low Table c.1740 sub-Natural History The rabbit is also aOrigin: English Period: George II Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1740 Height: 18. 5 Width: 37. 5 Depth: 22 (at extremities) The very pretty giltwood and gesso low or coffee table, having a superb quality rectangular recessed variegated green marble top above a well carved foliate frieze and shell centered apron standing on four cabriole legs to claw and ball feet, the whole being a later adaption and surviving from the second quarter of eighteenth