Lot Essay
The stamp on the locking mechanism is thought to be that of William Bullock, a Birmingham hardware manufacturer in the early 19th Century. We are grateful to Christopher Gilbert for this information.
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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY BREAKFAST-TABLE
The rounded rectangular top crossbanded in partridgewood and inlaid with boxwood lines, on a ring-turned spreading baluster support and four reeded downswept square tapering legs, brass caps and castors, the locking mechanism stamped 'BULLOCK PATENT', the underframe moved by ½in. (1.3cm.) to correct
60in. (152.5cm.) wide; 28in. (71cm.) high; 47½in. (121cm.) deep
The rounded rectangular top crossbanded in partridgewood and inlaid with boxwood lines, on a ring-turned spreading baluster support and four reeded downswept square tapering legs, brass caps and castors, the locking mechanism stamped 'BULLOCK PATENT', the underframe moved by ½in. (1.3cm.) to correct
60in. (152.5cm.) wide; 28in. (71cm.) high; 47½in. (121cm.) deep