A REGENCY MAHOGANY SERVING TABLE AFTER DESIGNS BY THOMAS HOPE, CIRCA 1820 121cm high, 234cm wide, 79cm deep Provenance:Barnwell Manor, NorthamptonshireWindsor House AntiquesThe carved lion monopodia supports on this table relate to 'chimera' supports designed by Thomas Hope, a design for a console table incorporating these is illustrated in Household Furniture, 1807, pl. XV, 3.For serving tables of the period incorporating similar carved lion monopodia supports, see Christie's, New York, Important English Furniture including a Selection of Irish, 18th October 2001 Lot 143 ($76,375), and Christie's, New York, Important English Furniture including a Selection of Irish, 19th October 2000, Lot 86 ($41,125).