A neat George III mahogany side table, circa 1790 to 1810, of clean, elegant lines and very useful proportions. The rectangular top has a softly moulded edge and sits above a frieze fitted with a central drawer flanked by two smaller panels, all cockbeaded and cut from well-figured mahogany with a lovely, flowing grain. The central drawer is fitted with a single turned brass ring-pattern knob, a simple and period-appropriate detail, while the flanking panels give the frieze a pleasing, balanced symmetry. The table stands on four slender, square tapering legs in the Hepplewhite manner, giving it a light, upright and quietly graceful presence. The mahogany has aged to a warm, mellow russet brown with a soft, hand-rubbed patina from generations of waxing and polishing, and the top carries the gentle surface marks and honest wear you would expect of a piece that has been used and enjoyed for over two centuries. At this scale it is wonderfully adaptable, equally suited in a hallway as a console, beneath a window, in a bedroom as a dressing table, or as a small desk in a study, where the drawer is handy for the odd essential. Understated, well proportioned and very easy to live with, a most appealing little table in good original condition.
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