George III Mahogany and Marble-Top Slab Table

18th century, possibly Irish, the thick Breche Violette marble top above a molded frame and relief-carved frieze, with pierce-carved corner brackets, the fluted legs with carved Corinthian capitals and ending in wrap-around molded feet.
h. 30", w. 55", d. 27"

Provenance: This table was purchased by the present owner at the on-site estate auction of Mrs. Louis Clews Timpson, held at her home, "Grasmere" in Rhinebeck, New York in 1969. The original catalog of the auction (held by D. Rundle Gilbert) depicting the table illustrated, will accompany this lot. Built from 1775 for Janet Livingston (1743-1828) and her Irish husband, General Richard Montgomery (1738-1775). Grasmere was built for the first high-ranking officer to be killed in the American Revolution. Mrs. Timpson was the former eleventh Duchess of Argyll, and was the daughter of sculptor Henry Clews, Jr. Mrs. Timpson purchased Grasmere in 1954 and lived there until her passing in 1970. In 1987, Grasmere was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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