Edwards and Roberts A Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted kingwood and end-cut marquetry table circa 1890

kingwood and bois de bout floral marquetry on satiné veneers, with bois de rose banding, two slide out writing surfaces to each side, the frieze similarly decorated all around and fitted with one drawer stamped EDWARDS & ROBERTS.

The gilt bronze work has some very minor traces of tarnishing and pitting. The veneers with the usual minor scratches, dents and nicks consistent with age and use. Please read the catalogue description for wood used and location of the signature.
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Among the foremost London firms of marchand-merciers, and being both dealers and manufacturers during the second half of the 19th century, Edward & Roberts was founded in 1845 and rapidly expanded. By 1854 it was trading as 'Edwards and Roberts, 21 Wardour Street, Antique and Modern Cabinet Makers and importers of Ancient Furniture'. The firm produced furniture of modern design, as well as copies of 18th and early 19th century French and English pieces, also restoring and dealing in genuine examples of this kind. By 1892 Edwards and Roberts had taken additional premises in more than a dozen buildings in Wardour Street and the surrounding neighborhood, continuing to trade until the end of the century.