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The firm of Thomas Seddon was one of the largest and most prolific in London during the last quarter of the 18th century. Upon his death in 1801, the workshop passed through successive generations until 1817 when Thomas Seddon (d.1864) established a partnership with his brother George Seddon (d.1857), trading under the name T & G Seddon.
In the 1826, George IV initiated the refurbishment of Windsor Castle, appointing cabinetmaker and upholsterer Nicholas Morel to furnish his apartments (see H. Roberts, For the King's Pleasure, The Furnishing and Decoration of George IV's Apartments at Windsor Castle, London, 2001). Morel oversaw the artistic direction of the project and selected George Seddon to supply the furniture. The present centre table, displaying richly figured amboyna contrasted with giltwood, is characteristic of the extensive use of giltwood and figured veneered furniture with gilt mouldings supplied for Windsor Castle. Although lacking a royal provenance, a closely related parcel-gilt and amboyna table from this period, attributed to Morel & Seddon, sold Christie's, Amsterdam, 3-4 April 2011, lot 300 (58,600 Euros including premium). With its stylized foliate motifs and applied roundels, the present table also reflects the neo-Grecian fashion promoted by George IV within his apartments at Windsor. The roundels and scrolled feet terminating in shells are in fact a recurrent Seddon feature and are present on a library table sold Christie's, Scotland, Spring Lodge sale, 18 September 1989, lot 93 (illustrated in Christopher Gilbert, Pictorial Dictionary of Marked London Furniture 1700-1840, London, 1996, p.416, fig. 825).
From 1832 T & G Seddon incorporated a crown in their stamp following the royal warrant they received under William IV. Upon the accession of Queen Victoria in l837, they were appointed 'Manufacturers to Her Majesty'.
The stamp of T Wilson found on the present lot is for Thomas and Mary Willson, who established a furniture broking firm in 1818 at 68 Great Queen Street, London. The firm's stamped furniture consisted of second-hand pieces which were simply retailed, and items made in their own workshop.
In the 1826, George IV initiated the refurbishment of Windsor Castle, appointing cabinetmaker and upholsterer Nicholas Morel to furnish his apartments (see H. Roberts, For the King's Pleasure, The Furnishing and Decoration of George IV's Apartments at Windsor Castle, London, 2001). Morel oversaw the artistic direction of the project and selected George Seddon to supply the furniture. The present centre table, displaying richly figured amboyna contrasted with giltwood, is characteristic of the extensive use of giltwood and figured veneered furniture with gilt mouldings supplied for Windsor Castle. Although lacking a royal provenance, a closely related parcel-gilt and amboyna table from this period, attributed to Morel & Seddon, sold Christie's, Amsterdam, 3-4 April 2011, lot 300 (58,600 Euros including premium). With its stylized foliate motifs and applied roundels, the present table also reflects the neo-Grecian fashion promoted by George IV within his apartments at Windsor. The roundels and scrolled feet terminating in shells are in fact a recurrent Seddon feature and are present on a library table sold Christie's, Scotland, Spring Lodge sale, 18 September 1989, lot 93 (illustrated in Christopher Gilbert, Pictorial Dictionary of Marked London Furniture 1700-1840, London, 1996, p.416, fig. 825).
From 1832 T & G Seddon incorporated a crown in their stamp following the royal warrant they received under William IV. Upon the accession of Queen Victoria in l837, they were appointed 'Manufacturers to Her Majesty'.
The stamp of T Wilson found on the present lot is for Thomas and Mary Willson, who established a furniture broking firm in 1818 at 68 Great Queen Street, London. The firm's stamped furniture consisted of second-hand pieces which were simply retailed, and items made in their own workshop.