JAMES MOORE (C.1670-1726)
Side table
circa 1720RCIN 1102
Gilded tables of this type were usually supplied with a pair of tall candlestands and the carved decoration was intended to reflect the light of the candles. The rectilinear form of the table is inspired by contemporary Chinese design but the decoration, carved into the gesso, is purely classical, and incorporates the royal cipher of George I.