The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma

The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma

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A George IV mahogany kneehole desk by William Williamson & Son of Guildford, second quarter 19th century

Auction Closed

March 24, 08:41 PM GMT

Estimate

5,000 - 7,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

A George IV mahogany kneehole desk by William Williamson & Son of Guildford

second quarter 19th century


the moulded top over an arrangement of seven mahogany lined drawers, opposing dummy drawers, the sides with pull-out slides, the central drawer stamped 'From W. Williamson & Son, Guildford'

79cm. high, 125cm. wide, 79cm. deep.

James Stewart Hodgson (1827-1899);
Agatha, Marchioness of Sligo (1866-1965)
William Williamson & Sons, Surrey were cabinetmakers of some repute. They often looked to Georgian models as a source in their designs even into the 19th century, as in the present desk, which seems to date from the 1770s but was probably made in the 1830s. Their workshops were based at Black Horse Lane from 1790-96 and Chapel Street from 1822-1840 (ed. Geoffrey Beard, Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840, London, 1986, p.983).