Georgian Tilt Top Table with pad foot and birdcage action - later painted* English Georgian Era circa 1780* Tilt Top with birdcage action sitting atop the column to the base* Tilt-top mechanism works seamlessly* Solid Top, featuring simple rounded edge* Supported by a Tripod Base* Hand painted detail to centre of top* Later painted faux stone top* Hand painted design of Vitruvian Scrolls and other details* Later Painted Distressed Mottled Black base* Birdcage mechanism sits atop the hand turned column* Tripod Base with 3 slender, shaped cabriole outswept legs* Terminating in pad feet providing strength and stability* Stands Very Well* Could serve well as a lamp table or side table* H: 73cm (28.7'') Di: 75cm (29.5'')You can fully appreciate the exquisite individually designed and hand painted design by virtue of the featured hinged top and mechanism that allows it to stand vertically, thus saving space and showcasing the tabletop. This enables you to enjoy the design at all times and also make it a special feature within any setting.The top has been hand decorated with an individual design to the centre and for the border we chose the Neoclassical Vitruvian Scroll design, which has long been used as an architectural feature and on furniture. The base has been painted in Distressed Mottled Black which also features on the top as part of the background.By their very nature the designs have to be made using geometric calculations to give the precise number of scrolls and circles etc required and these are then drawn out by hand. The paints are colours used in Georgian times and are mixed to our traditional recipe and applied by hand in the traditional manner. We describe the colours and finish with more contemporary names which we hope are accurately descriptive.Dating back to the late 18th century (c. 1780), this exquisite original Georgian period Tripod Table, also known as a Tilt Top ...