George III circular top dining table, set with central gallery,…
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George III circular top dining table, set with central gallery, on circular top, with cross banded border, on pedestal on three splayed legs, with carved acanthus motifs to feet, height 71 cm, diameter 180 cm Said to be given to the Davis family of County Kilkenny, Ireland by Warren Hastings Governor General Calcutta 1771 during his impeachment

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  • Gallery - On furniture, a gallery is a small upright section, frequently pierced and decorated, around the tops of small items of furniture, such as davenports, side tables, and so forth. Galleries are made in brass or bronze,and be fretted, pierced or solid timber. A three-quarter gallery is one that surrounds three of the four sides of a table, desk or other top.
  • George Iii - George III (1738 - 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820.
  • Acanthus - A stylized leaf motif, one of the primary decorative elements of classical Greek and Roman architecture, derived from the genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Mediterranean area. It is a common element in classical Greek and Roman design, and is often seen in Corinthian and Composite order columns and used as a decorative element in English, European and Australian furniture, particularly on the curve of a leg, and as decoration for a corbel.

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