Early George II side table, designed by Richard Boyle and William Kent (giltwood & mosaic)...

The carving attributed to John Boson and Giovanni Battista Guelfi. Supplied to Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington (1694-1753) under the direction of William Kent (1685-1748) for the Gallery of his villa at Chiswick circa 1730. Each with rectangular 'mosaic pavement' specimen marble top inlaid with a central octagon compartment of a porphyry cross in verde antico spandrels and bardiglio marble frame within a starburst, the geometrically-patterned field inlaid with octagons, crosses and lozenges in green serpentine, alabaster, Egyptian porphyry, verde antico, Spanish brocatelle, bianco e nero, siena, brêche d'alep, alabastro fiorito, brêche violette, jasper and grey bardiglio marble within a Greek ribbon-fret border, the frame with a moulded cornice centred by a water-god mask festooned with oak garlands issuing from the winged, scrolled, voluted water-nymphs, the acanthus-wrapped voluted plinth centred by a scallop-shell cartouche supporting a youth, the sides festooned with further acorn garlands above a scallop-shell cartouche, on acanthus-trailed scrolled voluted feet, minor strengthening braces to the reverse, each with printed label GALLERY, the original gilding with a contemporary oil varnish, a further coat of varnish and a later layer of 19th Century gilding