Lot 42
  • 42

A late George III rosewood banded and parcel-gilt satinwood centre table, circa 1810, possibly by Marsh and Tatham, in the manner of Henry Holland

Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 GBP
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Description

  • satinwood rosewood ebony
  • 63cm. high; 119cm. diameter; 2ft. ¾in., 3ft. 11in.
the tilt-top table with a tulip and quatrefoil ebony inlaid frieze, on brass castors

Provenance

Sotheby's London, Important English Furniture, 7 May 1993, lot 211

Condition

In overall good conserved condition. There are customary signs of wear to the top including several deep scratches, the veneers have some areas of shrinkage and minor cracks. The banding to the top is slightly sun faded in areas. The gilding to the paws has some minor losses and parcel-gilt detail possibly re-gilt. A handsome table which is ready to use.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

Catalogue Note

The present table, with its distinctive parcel-gilt trumpet stem and winged lion paw feet, is associated with a group of furniture supplied by William Marsh and Thomas Tatham to Samuel Whitbread II at Southill Park, Bedfordshire, much of it to the designs of architect Henry Holland. His designs were in part inspired by the drawings his pupil and Thomas' brother, Charles Heathcote Tatham made during a visit to Rome in the last decade of the 18th century which provided important source material for his Etchings representing Fragments of Grecian and Roman Architectural Ornaments, 1806.

For an octagonal library table with an almost identical fluted stem terminating in winged lion feet, see that formerly in the collection at Normanton Park and illustrated P. Macquoid and R. Edwards, The Dictionary of English Furniture, 1954, Vol. III, p. 261, fig. 51.