A Pretty 18thC Continental Black Japanned Work Table c.1790 antiques The condition of the sculpture

The condition of the sculpture is superb

this example falls into that of professional sticks

accompanied by an apocryphal note stating 'Shoe worn by Queen Elizabeth / 1596' survives from the second quarter of eighteenth century England

the heron moves freely

A Pretty 18thC Continental Black Japanned Work Table c.1790 antiques The condition of the sculptureOrigin: Probably Dutch Flemish Period: Late Eighteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1780 1800 Width: 17 inches Height: 29. 25 inches Depth: 11. 5 inches (all at extremities) The black japanned pine side table with slender legs united by an x shaped stretcher the top having a hinged lid decorated with a hand painted landscape with a figure and large stone urn upon a lake setting, to an oval reserve opening to reveal a compartmentalized