Lot 112
112
A REGENCY ROSEWOOD SOFA TABLE
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A REGENCY ROSEWOOD SOFA TABLE

CIRCA 1800

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A REGENCY ROSEWOOD SOFA TABLE
CIRCA 1800
The twin-flap top crossbanded in satinwood, above two frieze drawers and two conforming simulated drawers on the reverse, on triple ring-turned column end-supports with square tapering downswept legs, brass caps and castors, the knob handles possibly added
28¾ in. (73 cm.) high; 59 in. (150 cm.) wide, open; 22¾ in. (57.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
William Rootes, 1st Lord Rootes (d. 1964) and by descent.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

The table's pillared trestles correspond to those of a rosewood sofa-table/pianoforte dated 1801 and bearing the name of John Broadwood and Sons of Golden Square, pianoforte makers to George III (P. Thornton, 'The Furnishing and Decoration of Ham House', Furniture History, 1980, fig. 193). Similar tables were sold from the Mermaid House Collection, Christie's London, 12 November 1998, lot 114 and anonymously, Sotheby's, London, 29 November 2002, lot 99.

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