Inlaid Dutch Baroque Library Table Netherlands circa 1790

List: $10,500

A formal Dutch Baroque library table with an inlaid top of burl walnut, satinwood and ebony stringing, colored bone neoclassical figures [1. Allegorical Figures and Their Corollaries

• The central medallion prominently features Lady Justice, symbolizing fairness and moral integrity, with her scales of justice finely detailed in bone inlay. Roman: Iustitia Greek: Themis (or Dike)

The four corners of the table are adorned with additional neoclassical figures:

• A female figure holding a torch, representing enlightenment and knowledge, likely corresponding to the Greek goddess Hestia or the Roman goddess Ceres.
• A male figure holding a flag, symbolizing authority and governance, reminiscent of the Greek god Ares or the Roman god Mars.
• A female figure with foliage, possibly denoting prosperity or abundance, akin to the Greek goddess Demeter or the Roman goddess Abundantia.
• A female figure with a lyre, embodying the arts and cultural refinement, similar to the Greek god Apollo or the Muses Terpsichore and Euterpe.

], massive barley twist legs joined by radiating stretchers on later bun feet; a lovely piece that straddles the end of the Baroque period and the dawn of the Neoclassical period with elements of both. Netherlands circa 1790.

Width: 56 in. (142 cm)
Depth: 30.5 in. (77 cm)
Height: 31 in. (79 cm)

• Item Number: JG24011800
• Country: Netherlands
• Period: Late 18th Century
• Creation Date: Circa 1790
• Materials: Bone, burl walnut, Ebony, Satinwood, Walnut
• Height: 31 in., 79 cm.
• Length: 142 cm., 56 in.
• Depth: 30.5 cm., 77 cm.
• Condition: Very good