EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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A REGENCY MAHOGANY CHAMBER WRITING-TABLE
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The rounded rectangular reeded top with a mahogany-lined hinged compartment to the rear, above a mahogany-lined frieze drawer with convex quarter-fillets, on ring-turned tapering legs, on brass caps and castors, with paper label 'Mark Rowe, Exeter/219/Mr.Mudge', the rosewood handles and lock original
29 in. (73.5 cm.) high; 28 in. (71 cm.) wide; 19¾ in. (50.5 cm.) deep

Provenance

Mr.Mudge

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Lot Essay

A sketch for a closely-related table appears in Gillows' Estimate Sketch Books, dated 1810, described therein as a 'chamber writing-table' (No. 344/144, p. 11, Westminster City Archives). Gillows supplied four tables following this pattern in 1811 to T.W. Egerton for Tatton Park, Cheshire (N. Goodison and J. Hardy, 'Gillows at Tatton Park, Cheshire', Furniture History, 1970, pp. 28, 30, 32 and 35, pl. 16B). A chamber table of closely related form was sold anonymously, Christie's, London, 14 September 2004, lot 80 and another was sold anonymously, 26 January 2007, lot 1032.

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