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Lot Essay
The attribution to Mayhew and Ince is primarily based on a table of the same overall form supplied by them to Croome Court, Worcestershire, and now in an English private collection. This attribution is strengthened by the extensive use of yew-wood in the table's construction, a timber described as 'the only wholly idiosyncratic veneer wood the firm used and possibly unique to Mayhew and Ince among London cabinet-makers at this date' (H. Roberts in G. Beard and C. Gilbert, eds., Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, Leeds, 1986, p. 593).
A table of this form with a more heavily-carved base is illustrated in G. Wills, English Furniture 1760-1900, London, 1971, fig. 90 and pl. 15. It was subsequently sold by R.B.W. Clarke, Esq., from Bridwell, Devon, at Bearne's Torquay, 14 October 1992, lot 26 (43,000). Another closely related table was exhibited by L. Lowenthal at The Antique Dealers' Fair, 1952.
A card-table with related fold-out top revealing a decorated medallion is illustrated in P. Macquoid, A History of English Furniture, The Age of Satinwood, London, 1908, pl. VI.
A table of this form with a more heavily-carved base is illustrated in G. Wills, English Furniture 1760-1900, London, 1971, fig. 90 and pl. 15. It was subsequently sold by R.B.W. Clarke, Esq., from Bridwell, Devon, at Bearne's Torquay, 14 October 1992, lot 26 (43,000). Another closely related table was exhibited by L. Lowenthal at The Antique Dealers' Fair, 1952.
A card-table with related fold-out top revealing a decorated medallion is illustrated in P. Macquoid, A History of English Furniture, The Age of Satinwood, London, 1908, pl. VI.