A GEORGE III BRASS-INLAID MAHOGANY PEMBROKE TABLE

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A GEORGE III BRASS-INLAID MAHOGANY PEMBROKE TABLE
The canted rectangular twin-flap top above a frieze drawer, on square legs joined by an incurved undertier, on block feet with brass castors
28½ in. (72.5 cm.) high; 37¾ in. (96 cm.) wide; 25 in. (63.5 cm.) deep

Provenance

Probably supplied to Sir John Rous, 1st Earl of Stradbroke (1750-1827), for Henham Hall, Suffolk and by descent to the 6th Earl and Countess of Stradbroke until sold at Christie's Melbourne, 16-17 November 1998, lot 351.

Lot Essay

It was the 1st Earl of Stradbroke who was responsible for commissioning James Wyatt to remodel Henham Hall in Suffolk after the fire of 1791. He was created Baron Rous of Dennington in 1796 and later elevated to Viscount Dunwich and Earl of Stradbroke in 1821.

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