A Handsome c.1880 Oak Refectory Table sub-Antiques deep colour and no sign

deep colour and no sign of any restoration

The subject matter is strikingly similar to that of Friedrich Heimerdinger’s (1817-1882) Trompe L'oeil Of A Dead Partridge

This collaboration lasted for three generations and was a major influence on Catholic church architecture and decoration in particular and the Gothic Revival in general

It is attractive enough to spark admiring glances

There is even the original receipt for the Insull Davenport figure of 1956 showing the amount paid and several photographs of the entertainer at work

A Handsome c.1880 Oak Refectory Table sub-Antiques deep colour and no signOrigin: English Period: Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1880 1900 Length: 90 inches Width: 30. 25 inches Height: 30. 5 inches (all top measurements) The nineteenth century oak refectory table having an associated rectangular three plank heavy set top with a fourteen inch overhang to each end, on an oak base with carved detailing and nulling to the frieze in the 17thc style, the whole on gun barrel shaped supports and peripheral