CIRCA 1815

Details

A REGENCY BRASS-INLAID ROSEWOOD AND AMBOYNA TABLE
CIRCA 1815
The top and tripartite base inlaid with trailing acanthus motifs, the center of the top formerly with brass-inlaid medallion
29 ½ in. (75 cm.) high, 29 in. (73.5 cm.) wide, 27 in. (68.5 cm.) deep

Provenance

Anonymous sale [A Gentleman]; Christie's, London, 1 April 1976, lot 101.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

The brass patterned base with broad brass borders, faceted stem and beaded details are closely related to a rosewood center table stamped ‘S Turner’, London or Chester, sold Sotheby’s, London, 3 July 1990, lot 119 (illustrated C. Gilbert, Pictorial Dictionary of Marked London Furniture 1700-1840, Leeds, 1996, pl. 922).

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