Lot Essay
A pattern for a hinged top 'Lady's Dressing Table' featured in Messrs. A. Hepplewhite and Co's, The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide, l788 (pl. 72), and the table's serpentined frame reflects the elegant style of the l780s illustrated in their Guide.
A similar satinwood and marquetry dressing-table was sold anonymously, in these Rooms, 7 July 1994, lot 88 and another related mahogany dressing-table was sold anonymously, in these Rooms, 14 November 1996, lot 11. Phillips of Hitchen advertised a closely related dressing-table in Connoisseur, June 1966.
A similar satinwood and marquetry dressing-table was sold anonymously, in these Rooms, 7 July 1994, lot 88 and another related mahogany dressing-table was sold anonymously, in these Rooms, 14 November 1996, lot 11. Phillips of Hitchen advertised a closely related dressing-table in Connoisseur, June 1966.