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A GEORGE IV MAHOGANY DERBYSHIRE AND SPECIMEN
MARBLE TRESTLE TABLE
CIRCA 1825
The rectangular top incorporating giallo antico, portor, brocatelle d'Espagne,
bluejohn, malachite and other marbles, the borders etched with coat-of-arms
and motto honi soit qui mal y pense, raised anthemion-carved supports
28æ in. (73 cm.) high, 28º in. (72 cm.) wide, 18¡ in. (46.5 cm.) deep
$5,000-8,000
The coat-of-arms and motto etched into the top of the present lot are those
of the Order of the Garter, founded by Edward III of England in 1348. The
motto is written in the Anglo-Norman language and translates to 'shamed be
whoever thinks ill of it.'

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A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIRS
IN THE MANNER OF WRIGHT AND ELWICK, CIRCA 1770
The square backs and seats covered in close-nailed teal damask upholstery,
raised on straight fluted legs ending in leather casters, one chair with incised
'M' to interior of back seat rail, the other with incised 'S' to interior of back seat
rail (2)
$3,000-5,000
PROVENANCE:
The Collection of Khalil Rizk, New York.

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