Bidspirit auction | Chippendale Style Mahogany Side Table

Chippendale Style Mahogany Side Table with Red Inset Top - A Chippendale style mahogany side table featuring a rectangular form with a distinctive red inset top panel, potentially reverse-painted glass or lacquer, set within a carved wood frame. The frame displays an egg-and-dart carved upper edge above a deep apron featuring pierced interlaced fretwork. The table stands on four straight square-section legs, each decorated with pierced fretwork and supported by shaped corner brackets. The legs are joined by an X-stretcher with pierced oval and diamond motifs, centering on a turned finial. The underside of the frame bears a partially missing and stained paper adhesive label. The legible printed characters include B. & S. CO. followed by the number 7. Below this, handwritten script is visible but largely obscured by a dark stain; identifiable fragments of the script appear to read ward and dian. Width: 20 inches Depth: 17 inches Height: 26 inches.