The Property of a Gentleman
A George III mahogany satinwood crossbanded and boxwood-lined dressing table, the moulded rectangular top with central oval bat's wing medallion, the spandrels with boxwood inlaid and engraved acanthus leaf and flowerhead scrolls, the frieze fitted with a sliding tray opening to reveal two hinged mirrors above two short drawers and centred by a frieze drawer fitted with a writing slide, and a divided and compartmented interior, on crossbanded square tapering supports, the lockplate stamped Foster & Co. Patent, restorations, 42½in. (108cm) wide
Details
A George III mahogany satinwood crossbanded and boxwood-lined dressing table, the moulded rectangular top with central oval bat's wing medallion, the spandrels with boxwood inlaid and engraved acanthus leaf and flowerhead scrolls, the frieze fitted with a sliding tray opening to reveal two hinged mirrors above two short drawers and centred by a frieze drawer fitted with a writing slide, and a divided and compartmented interior, on crossbanded square tapering supports, the lockplate stamped Foster & Co. Patent, restorations, 42½in. (108cm) wide
Further details
This fitted toilet table is a simplified version of the Rudd or lady's reflecting dressing table in Hepplewhite's guide of 1788 but closely corresponds to a design by Thomas Shearer illustrated in The Cabinet-maker's London book of prices, London, 1788, figure 2, and an identical design, engraved in outline only is illustrated in The prices of Cabinet-work, London, 1797, plate 11, figure 1.