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Pedestal
English
1780–85
Object Place: Europe, England
Medium/Technique
Harewood, satinwood, and walnut veneers
Dimensions
140.02 x 33.7 x 30.5 cm (55 1/8 x 13 1/4 x 12 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Herbert Heidelberger in honor of Frederick and Minna Heidelberger
Accession Number1984.112
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsFurniture – Tables, stands, screens
DescriptionOne of a pair with 1984.111. Harewood, satinwood, walnut veneer. Octagonal column topped by marquetry fluting and scole, and end with octagonalfeet. Four wide panels on pedestal decorated with intertwined husks and ribbons suspended from an anthemion in marquetry. The four narrower panels containmarquetry cascades of bellflowers held by a ribbon.
ProvenanceBy 1939, with Frank Partridge & Sons, Ltd., London. 1966, with Phillips of Hitchin Ltd., Hitchin; Leidesdorf Collection; June 28, 1974, sale, Sotheby & Co, London, lot 141. Possibly by 1974, with Hotspur Ltd., London. By 1978, Herbert Heidelberger; 1984, bequest of Herbert Heidelberger to the MFA.