The specific design elements on this piece appear on furniture supplied by Thomas Chippendale in the early 1770's. The fluted frieze, beaded floral medallions, 'Grecian-fret' supports and guilloche-carved shelf are typical of Chippendale's neoclassical ornament, and these elements are used in varying combinations on seat furniture, notably dining chairs commissioned by Daniel Lascelles (d. 1784), Lord Harewood's younger brother, for Goldsborough Hall, Yorkshire in 1772 and another set for Sir Penistone Lamb, 1st Viscount Melbourne for Brocket Hall, Hertfordshire in 1773 (later the property of Henry Francis du Pont, Winterthur, sold in these Rooms, 14 October 1994, lot 125) (see C. Gilbert, The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale, 1978, vol. II, pp. 88-93, figs. 142-151). Another closely related stand attributed to Chippendale and belonging to the Earls of Harewood was sold Christie's London, 9 July 1992, lot 48.