BY JOHN THOMPSON, DURHAM, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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A REGENCY MAHOGANY OCTAGONAL DRUM TABLE
BY JOHN THOMPSON, DURHAM, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The top with inset later green leather, above four drawers and four simulated drawers, on a reeded column and four reeded downswept legs with brass caps and castors, with trade label inscribed, 'I. THOMPSON/UPHOLSTER/& CABINET MAKER/SADLER STREET/DURHAM/AUCTIONEER/& APPRAISER, handles replaced
30 ¼ in. (77 cm.) high; 45 in. (114 cm.) square

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Lot Essay

John Thompson, cabinet-maker, upholder, auctioneer and appraiser was recorded at Sadler Street, Durham between 1802 and 1819 (C. Gilbert, Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660 - 1840, Leeds, 1986, p. 886).

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