Fine Furniture & Collections - 7th October 2026
Lot 130
A PAIR OF GEORGE II WALNUT SIDE TABLES
Estimate £3,000 - £5,000 | Hammer £11430
Inc. Buyers Premium
Description
A PAIR OF GEORGE II WALNUT SIDE TABLES
C.1740
each with a white and grey veined marble top with a moulded edge, above a plain frieze on hocked cabriole legs and hoof feet (2)
78.5cm high, 113cm wide, 61cm deep
Provenance
Probably commissioned by William Thomas Putt (1725-97) for Combe House, Gittisham, Devon and by descent.
See Country Life, 16th June 1955, 'Combe, Devon-II The Home of Mr. Richard Marker' by Christopher Hussey, for a photograph of the Dining Room (now Morning Room) with one of the tables in-situ.
Catalogue Note
William Thomas Putt (1725-97) was an 18th century clergyman and squire of the Combe Estate, he obtained a BCL in 1751.