Two William and Mary side tables, one period and the other catalogued as ‘style’, bringing different results in March.
This fairly plain but honest, 2ft 10in (86cm) wide example, offered at Brightwells on March 22, was of mixed woods with a cross-banded and roundel inlaid top. In good condition allowing for three centuries of use, and estimated at £400-600, it attracted five phone bidders before selling to a private buyer at £2100.
With huge visual appeal and larger at 3ft (97cm) wide, this walnut and oyster-veneered side table offered at Tennants on March 17 featured a colourful marquetry inlay of acanthus leaves and flowers, to the top, frieze drawers and to the stretchers roundel.