Lot Essay
This form of herm-legged work-table corresponds to that of 'cheveret' tables illustrated in the 1790 sketch-book MSS of Gillows of London and Lancaster (L. Boynton, Gillow Furniture Designs 1760-1800, Royston, 1995, fig. 150).
The general workmanship of this table is close to that of George Simson (d. 1839), who established his cabinet-workshops in St. Paul's churchyard in 1787 and opened a Piccadilly warehouse in Dover Street in 1793. A group of cabinets associated with the workshop/display museum established by Thomas Weeks (d. 1834) in Tichbourne Street, are attributed to Simson, one of which is in the City Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham (R. Fastnedge, Sheraton Furniture, London, 1962, fig. 75).
The general workmanship of this table is close to that of George Simson (d. 1839), who established his cabinet-workshops in St. Paul's churchyard in 1787 and opened a Piccadilly warehouse in Dover Street in 1793. A group of cabinets associated with the workshop/display museum established by Thomas Weeks (d. 1834) in Tichbourne Street, are attributed to Simson, one of which is in the City Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham (R. Fastnedge, Sheraton Furniture, London, 1962, fig. 75).