Elizabeth I Joined Oak Altar Table

A fine Elizabeth I joined oak altar table, circa 1590

Having a triple-boarded end-cleated top, and a gadroon-carved frieze rail centred by a stylised flowerhead, on baluster over reel-turned legs, each upper front leg block carved with a petal-quatrefoil, atop the initials 'IC' to one and 'EC' to the other, joined by bold plain stretchers all round.

144cm wide, 72.5cm deep, 79.5cm high

The paired initials almost certainly refer to the beneficiaries, probably a married couple

Provenance: With Maurice Goldstone, Bakewell, Derbyshire, circa 1960