Lot Essay
A very closely related Pembroke table, labelled by the London maker John Sherrott (fl. 1776-1809), is illustrated in the Pictorial Dictionary of Marked London Furniture 1700-1840, London, 1996, p. 419. See also Bonhams, London, 21 November 2006, lot 60; Sotheby's, London, 4 June 2008, lot 146 and Christie's South Kensington, 18 September 2012, lot 439 for closely related tables attributed to Sherrott. A further image of this lot is available on www.christies.com.