Marble slabs supported by golden displayed eagles reflect the Roman fashion introduced during George II's reign, when the architect William Kent (d.1748) formed part of the King's Office of Works. This antique fashion was revived in the early 19th Century at houses such as Clandon Park, Surrey, where eagle-supported mahogany sideboard-tables were introduced to the dining-room created by George, 1st Earl of Onslow (d.1814)(see R. Joekes, 'Dinner at Clandon', Country Life, 23 June 1988, p.137 and Clandon Park Guidebook, 1995, p.28).