Antique Carved Oak Hall Table Skipworth Family Painted Royal Coat of Arms 1860 Paintings The scrolled arms having acanthus

The scrolled arms having acanthus leaf terminals

sitting in repose against a palm tree

circa 1888

emigrated to the United States from Sweden in 1882 and first settled in the Midwest before moving to Washington

the two artists did not bridge the gap between them […]

Antique Carved Oak Hall Table Skipworth Family Painted Royal Coat of Arms 1860 Paintings The scrolled arms having acanthusA fine & rare antique carved hall table, with the Skipworth Family coat of arms, circa 1860. The table is very finely carved, the back with a carved crest of a pair of dolphins flanking a shield polychromed with the Skipworth family coat of arms. And surmounted with a coronet. The table skirt is beautifully caved with a frieze, centered with a 'Green Man' mask (representing seasonal fertility dating back to the Greco Roman period). At each corner are