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Lot Essay
Elveden was bought by the 1st Earl of Iveagh in 1894, following the death of its previous owner, the Maharajah Duleep Singh, the deposed sovereign of the Sikh nation. The house was extended and enlarged over the next ten years under the architects Clyde Young and Sir Caspar Purdon Clarke. It is likely that the four figure inventory of this table is the same as that used by the 1st Earl of Iveagh, although this table does not appear in the Elveden house sale conducted on the premises by Christie's.
Wright and Mansfield were one of the leading retailers and interior decorators of the late 19th century. Notable for their Adam revival interiors at Guisachan, near Inverness and the Louis XVI-style suite of rooms at Brook House, London, their work was shown extensively at the Great Exhibition of 1862 and the Paris Exhibition of 1867. Celebrated as leading cabinet-makers in their own right, they also retailed period antiques, such as the present table. The company ceased trading in 1887.
Wright and Mansfield were one of the leading retailers and interior decorators of the late 19th century. Notable for their Adam revival interiors at Guisachan, near Inverness and the Louis XVI-style suite of rooms at Brook House, London, their work was shown extensively at the Great Exhibition of 1862 and the Paris Exhibition of 1867. Celebrated as leading cabinet-makers in their own right, they also retailed period antiques, such as the present table. The company ceased trading in 1887.