Decorative arts

Side Table

Type: Decorative arts(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1740
Accession number: 76.1
Makers: Matthias Lock(Opens in new tab) (British, 1705–1770); Unknown, British(Opens in new tab) (British)
Dimensions: 34 x 84 x 30 in. (86.4 x 213.4 x 76.2 cm.)
Medium: Carved and gilded wood and marble
Description: A decorated side table with marble top.
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Moseley
Department: European Art
Find out more: View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)

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This monumental table would most likely have been made for one of England’s great country houses. It features conjoined corner legs, a neoclassical frieze, and a skirt carved in the shape of a lion’s skin.

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