Lot Essay
Born in 1844, Randolph McLauglin married Ellinor Frances Berens, daughter of Henry Hulse Berens, in 1877, and changed his name to Berens. Both he and his wife were passionate collectors of Egyptian antiquities as well as decorative arts, furniture and books. The majority of their collection was sold at Sotheby's on 18th June 1923, although antiquities and artefacts were donated to, or acquired by institutions including the British Library, British Museum, and Victoria & Albert Museum.
A mahogany and ebony table by George Bullock for Napoleon also owned by Randolph Berens was sold Christie's London, 24 April 2008, lot 25, for £96,500.
A mahogany and ebony table by George Bullock for Napoleon also owned by Randolph Berens was sold Christie's London, 24 April 2008, lot 25, for £96,500.