A fine fruitwood carved side table of high decorative quality. The rectangular top is carved with dense foliate and geometric ornament within a bordered field, above a continuous carved apron, raised on bobbin-turned legs with carved block details and bun feet.A later hand-written label to the underside records a local attribution linking the table to Locking Manor in Somerset and to Miss Gimingham, who lived in the Manor House in the 1890s. Miss Gimingham is documented as running wood-carving activity there around the turn of the 20th century. The note also refers to an �Egyptian motif� and �El Teb�, neither of which are supported by the table�s European decorative vocabulary.While this note cannot be independently verified and is not relied upon for formal attribution, it sits comfortably with the table�s hand-carved character, quality and dating to circa 1900, and adds an intriguing layer of contextual interest to an already distinctive piece.Very good antique condition ...