A GEORGE IV GILT-BRASS MOUNTED AND INLAID ROSEWOOD CENTER TABLE, CIRCA 1820

UK: Greenford Park WarehouseRestricted Species

Auction Closed

November 12, 05:03 PM GMT

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property of a Gentleman

A GEORGE IV GILT-BRASS MOUNTED AND INLAID ROSEWOOD CENTER TABLE, CIRCA 1820

the tilt-top on a lotus carved stem on four scrolled feet with concealed brass castors

73.5cm. high, 137.5cm. diameter; 2ft. 5in., 4ft. 6¼in.

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Acquired from Mallett & Son (Antiques) Ltd.

The present 'loo' table, with its richly figured rosewood top and intricate brass inlay, is conceived George IV French 'Antique' fashion championed by designers and cabinet-makers including George Bullock, Louis Le Gaigneur, Thomas Parker and George Oakley. For a marquetry inlaid table of similar form, in the manner of Bullock and possibly by Banting & Son, see that sold Christie's London, 21 May 2015, lot 121.