French Gothic ascends to the top table
IT was the Gothic furniture that was in strongest demand at Sotheby’s Haute Epoque sale in Bond Street last week, none more so than this massive 16th/17th oak refectory table that was bid to an astonishing £420,000 (plus premium).
The table, which measures 11ft 2in (3.4m) in length and 4ft 5in (1.35m) in depth, was part of a 64-l…