CIRCA 1820

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A PAIR OF GEORGE IV ROSEWOOD TEA-TABLES
CIRCA 1820
Each with rounded rectangular swivelling top with foliate-moulded edge enclosing a plain interiorm on a turned tapering column with foliate-wrapped stem, on a concave-sided platform with scrolled foliate feet with sunk brass castors
28½ in. (72.5 cm.) high; 36¼ in. (92 cm.) wide; 18 in. (46 cm.) deep (2)

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Lot Essay

A related pair of card-tables with similar foliate-carved edge was supplied in 1814 to George Home (1747-1820) for Paxton House, Berwickshire, by the Edinburgh cabinet-maker William Trotter (d. 1833) at a cost of £12.15.0. each and described as '2 large eliptic Card Tables to match'. The tables were supplied en suite with a matching sofa table with similar shell-enriched edge and paw feet (F. Bamford, A Dictionary of Edinburgh Furniture Makers, Leeds, 1983, p. 120 & pl. 61 and Paxton House, guide book, Norwich, 1993, pl. 34, showing the pair of card-tables and sofa table in situ in the Library).

A related pair with foliage-wrapped stems and shaped platforms was sold anonymously, Bonhams, London, 12 February 2002, lot 84 (£9,000).

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