George II Style Mahogany Folding Side Table, Usa (america), Circa 1860.

Mahogany folding side table, George II style, USA (America), circa 1860. A tripod with animal claws grasping a ball serves as the base for the leg of the furniture, decorated with a furniture, decorated with a small fluted column and a plant bulb. and a plant bulb. The mechanism that allows the furniture to fold The mechanism that allows the furniture to fold is located above this leg. The top board is round and has a curved profile flanked by straight sections. American furniture owes much to English furniture. owes much to English furniture, as this example illustrates: it follows the so-called George II style. illustrates: it follows the so-called George II style, named after the monarch in whose reign it was created. named after the monarch in whose reign it was created (he was born in 1683 and died in 1760). on models taken from Roman architecture. - Dimensions: 78x78x72 cm