A GEORGE III MAHOGANY TRIPOD TABLE OR CANDLE STAND IN THE MANNER OF INCE AND MAYHEW, CIRCA 1770 83.5cm high, the top 38cm diameter This style of double C scroll tripod base is a simplified form inspired by the engraved designs of Ince and Mayhew around 1760 for tea-kettle stands, popularised by the publishing of their designs in 1762 as The Universal System of Household Furniture. For Ince and Mayhew engraved tea-kettle stand designs see Peter Ward-Jackson, English Furniture Designs of the Eighteenth Century, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1984, plate 164.