IN THE MANNER OF JOHN LINNELL

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A GEORGE III SATINWOOD AND MARQUETRY PEMBROKE TABLE
In the manner of John Linnell
The serpentine twin-flap moulded top crossbanded in rosewood and centred by a patera wreathed by an entwined laurel swag, above a swag-decorated mahogany-lined frieze drawer to one end, and amaranth-inlaid square tapering legs and block feet, restorations and replacements to the feet, the oval patera in the centre of the top possibly later
27½ in. (70 cm.) high; 40½ in. (103 cm.) wide, open; 27 in. (68.5 cm.) deep

Provenance

Bought from Stair & Co., 50 East 57th Street, New York, 11 November 1982.

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

A Pembroke table with a related frieze of three swags of laurel was ordered from the Berkeley Square cabinet-maker John Linnell by the Duchess of Northumberland for Alnwick Castle, circa 1770 (H. Hayward & P. Kirkham, William & John Linnell, London, 1980, vol. I, p. 65 & vol. II, fig. 291).

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