Lot Essay
This table inlaid with its etched brass inlay is typically associated with John Channon of Exeter and London, and a small group of cabinetmakers working during the reign of George II. The fashion for 'boule' type inlay was inspired by Continental prototypes and a wealth of Continental design sources were available to London cabinetmakers, including Gaetano Brunetti's Sixty Different Sorts of Ornaments (1736) and P.Babel's A New Book of Ornaments (1752). German cabinetmakers, such as Abraham Roentgen and Johann Friedrich Hintz, were attracted to London with the ascent of George I in 1727, and produced similar brass-inlaid furniture.
The distinctive scallop shell design with etched divides and scrolled base, and open strapwork appears on tables attributed to Hintz's workshop on Newport Street who may be the maker of this table (see C.Gilbert and T. Murdoch, John Channon and Brass-Inlaid Furniture 1730-1760, 1993, pl.XXIV).
The distinctive scallop shell design with etched divides and scrolled base, and open strapwork appears on tables attributed to Hintz's workshop on Newport Street who may be the maker of this table (see C.Gilbert and T. Murdoch, John Channon and Brass-Inlaid Furniture 1730-1760, 1993, pl.XXIV).