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Feb 24, 2026
English in the French taste, mid 19th century, figured mahogany veneer and patinated bronze, round top on three caryatid supports centering a foliate carved fluted column, held on stepped triangular plinth base, 29-1/4 x 20 x 20 in.
Provenance: Private Collection
Note: Faded and partially illegible note to underside mentions Christie's & Manson as well as Samuel Rogers, dated 1853 or 1858, a 1856 Christie's auction catalog of his estate mentions lot 823 described as, "An elegant Mahogany Circular Stand, on three bronze lions’ legs, surmounted by sphynxes, and triangular plinth 18 in. diameter. Designed from Hope’s Book of Furniture"; similar example on page 86 of Thomas Hope's 1807 book "Household Furniture and Interior Decoration". Samuel Rogers was a celebrated English poet also recognized for his fine collection of furniture, antiquities, decorative arts, books, and fine art.
Private Collection
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