A Regency brass mounted and inlaid ebony, mahogany and rosewood cabinet, circa 1810, in the manner of George Bullock

upper section with two cupboard doors enclosing a single adjustable shelf, the lower section with conforming cupboard doors enclosing two adjustable shelves

A high quality piece in good conserved condition. Some discolouration to timber and minor shrinkage and lifting to some veneers, notably to the left side of lower section which has a thin age crack. Some of the brass mounts with residue of old polish. Overall, with old marks, minor chips and scratches consistent with age and use.
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George Bullock (1777-1818) was probably active in London from the end of the 18th century. In 1804 he showed a marble bust of Blundell at the Royal Academy and in the same year he appears in the Liverpool Directory as `Bullock, George, Modeller and Sculptor, Lord Street'. In 1805 his business was entitled `Bullock & Stoakes Cabinet Makers, General Furnishers and Marble Workers 48 Church Street'. After various other partnerships in Liverpool, the contents of his Liverpool premises, which were described as `Fashionable Modern Furniture' were sold and he returned to London, where he remained until his death.

His furniture is remarkable for his use of indigenous English woods such as oak, inlaid with more exotic varieties and the lavish use of brass inlays and gilded mounts. Bullock's many distinguished clients included Mathew Robinson Boulton, at Great Tew, the Earl of Mansfield, the Duke of Atholl and Sir Walter Scott at Abbotsford.
Bullock also supplied the furnishings for Napoleon`s home in exile, on the Isle of St. Helena.