Refectory Table

Stock No 1141 

A late Gothic Spruce rectangular refectory table, circa 1525, with wonderful single plank top sitting on X form trestles joined by a single stretcher. The colour of the top is excellent and there are significant traces of original green paint. These tables were typical of the Alsace region of France, and reflect the portable nature of furniture at this period.

For similar examples see “Le Moyen Age a la Renaissance” by Jacqueline Boccador, (Page 22, Figure 16), Meubles et ensembles Epoques. Moyen-Age * Renaissance, Yvonne Brunhammer et Monique de Fayet (1966), and more recently lot 151 in Sothebys’ “Haute Epoque” sale ( 31 st October 2006)

Dimensions: Height 27 inches; Width 72 ½ inches; Depth 21 inches

Price: £7950