A George III mahogany candle stand, circa 1760, the circular top with moulded edge, above the turned and fluted stem incorporating a carved acanthus terminal, on three outswept tapering cabriole legs, each with acanthus carved knees and scroll feet, 56cm high, the top 31cm diameter For tables demonstrating very similarly shaped legs and carved scroll toes made by Thomas Chippendale see Christopher Gilbert, The Life and Works of Thomas Chippendale, Bookwise International, 1979 figures 469-470.The leaf carved baluster shaft is an adapted version of those on James Moore's giltwood tables and stands made for Kensington Palace in 1724. For a remarkably similar small tripod table previously in the collection of Norman Adams, see Christopher Claxton Stevens and Stewart Whittington, 18th Century English Furniture, The Norman Adams Collection, Antique Collectors Club, revised edition 1985, page 303.