ATTRIBUTED TO BANTING, FRANCE & CO., CIRCA 1821

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A GEORGE IV ROSEWOOD WRITING-TABLE
ATTRIBUTED TO BANTING, FRANCE & CO., CIRCA 1821
The rounded rectangular leather-lined top with pierced brass gallery above three mahogany-lined frieze drawers, the right end drawer of quadrant section and lined with blue velvet and brass hooks, the reverse with one drawer and two simulated drawers, on panelled uprights headed by corbel supports, on a spreading foot and rectangular plinth with scrolled feet, with Norman Adams trade label in the central drawer, later handles, gallery probably original
29½ in. (75 cm.) high; 42 in. (106.5 cm.) wide; 27 in. (68.5 cm.) deep

Provenance

Almost certainly supplied to Frederick Hervey, 1st Marquess of Bristol [cr. 1820] (d. 1859) for Ickworth, Suffolk and by descent at Ickworth
With Norman Adams.
Anonymous sale Christie's, London, 27 April 2006, lot 303.

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Lot Essay

Frederick Harvey (1769-1859), following his elevation to the Marquessate of Bristol in 1820, employed the architect John Field in the following year to remodel the state rooms at Ickworth, Suffolk. The furniture was almost exclusively supplied by the Royal cabinet-makers Messrs. Banting, France & Co. The firm of Thomas & William Banting and William France traded from 1813 onwards, holding royal warrants during the reigns of George III, George IV, William IV and Queen Victoria. Besides their work at Ickworth, the firm also supplied furniture for the Hervey's London residence at 6 St. James's Square and also for their Brighton House.

A closely related writing-table, and possibly the present lot was sold anonymously, Christie's, New York, 27 January 1990, lot 143 ($14,300 including premium).

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