Item Description
Product Description A mahogany and reclaimed oak Serving or 'Hunt Table', the rectangular top with two fold-down leaves resting on lopers pulling from the apron, with two frieze drawers, on spiral turned legs with bun feet joined by wavy 'X' stretchers.
Collection Features Part of the Althorp Living History 'Victory Oak' collection, this table is inspired by a William and Mary original from around 1690. Victory Oak celebrates the early history of Althorp as the seat of the Spencer family. Hand crafted from reclaimed oak veneers and solid mahogany, this table serves a dual function for serving or dining. The fold-out leaves rest on pull out lopers and the frieze also has two frieze drawers. The top is veneered in thick antique oak reclaimed from French architectural beams. Knot holes are repaired with English pollard oak. Although the traditional 18th century English Hunt Table was semi-circular in form, tables such as this, now commonly given the moniker of 'Hunt Tables' would have been in use in earlier periods for serving and dining tables. The Spencer family has been involved with the Pytchley Hunt in Northamptonshire since 1635. The Victory Oak collection comprises 30 items of furniture. Theodore Alexander has been collaborating with the Althorp Estate for 15 years.