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 ! A GEORGE III REGENCY ROSEWOOD SOFA TABLE A fine and unusual George III rosewood sofa table, the well figured top with a border of boxwood stringing, the frieze with panels of boxwood stringing and fitted with two drawers and two dummy drawers on the reverse retaining their original leopard mask handles, the table raised on end supports with turned spindle balusters supported by ivory balls, at each corner, larger ivory balls and with splayed legs ending in brass castors. Circa 1810 
 
 A similar table, obviously from the same workshop, photographed in the Library of Townley Hall, Co. Louth. See Country Life, 30th June 1948. Height 28.5in./72cm. Width 61in./ 155cm & 36in./93cm. Depth 26in./ 66cm.