A Small Queen Anne Walnut and Fruitwood Table, Early 18th Century

Collection of Francis Egerton and Peter Maitland, sold Sotheby's London, 28 April 2010, lot 705

This table formed part of the private collection of Francis Egerton, chairman of Mallett & Sons antiques during the postwar years which saw the transformation of the originally Bath-based antique dealers into an internationally renowned London gallery. Upon his death the collection was inherited by Mallett's chief executive Peter Maitland, who lived with it at Abbey House, a 16th century Tudor manor in Witchampton, Dorset.