A George III inlaid rosewood drum table

the underside of two drawers with a printed label inscribed T. Wilmott / Upholder / Cabinet-maker and Undertaker / No. 16 / John Street, Oxford Street / Imperial Dining Tables. / Sofas, Chair Beds on improved Principles.  Top and bottom associated, alterations and losses.

Overall good restored condition; top and bottom associated; later leather-lined surface; loss to one knob of one ivory drawer pull; patches to crossbanding and to stringing of top; small losses to veneer of crossbanded edge and to drawer dividers of frieze; the underside of the drum with a later bearer above a later circular molded support; the stem with an old chip to the top edge; the end of one leg with a replaced section at join with brass capped caster and with a plug to the underside; overall with old marks, scratches and bruises.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

Thomas Wilmott is first recorded at this address in April of 1800, and appeared in the list of master cabinet makers appended to Thomas Sheraton's Cabinet Dictionary in 1803.