A George IV Burr Walnut and Specimen Marble Table

A George IV Burr Walnut and Specimen Marble Table

A Burr Walnut and Walnut Centre Table.
The tri-form base and the frieze veneered in highly figured burr walnut. 
The Table Top inlaid with 113 different Marbles and Hardstones, all but 4 reclaimed from Antiquity.
This is an  attractive example of an Italian Table Top brought back from a Grand Tour in the early 19th Century. The base was made to accommodate it plainly influenced by the designs of George Smith.
The Top, Italy Early 19th Century.
The Base made for it in the UK, Circa 1820   
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