拍品专文
The revived interest in Adam neoclassical style furniture was promoted during the latter part of the 19th century by firms such as Waring & Gillow who reproduced replicas of their own 18th century designs. The firm which was formed through the amalgamation of S.J.Waring & Sons, the retailers, with the eighteenth century firm, Gillows of Lancaster, may have been responsible for the manufacture of this table.
The urn and swag frieze and husk-carved legs appear on a drawing by John Linnell of circa 1776 (see H.Hayward, 'The Drawings of John Linnell in the Victoria and Albert Museum', Furniture History, 1969, fig.61) and a William Pain design published in The Practical House Carpenter, c.1788, pl.60 (see E.White, ed., Pictorial Dictionary of British 18th Century Furniture Design, 1990, p.425). The unusual pelta-form shield appears on a carved doorway frame at Farnley Hall, Yorkshire (see C. Hussey, English Country Houses, Mid-Georgian, 1955, pl.448).
The urn and swag frieze and husk-carved legs appear on a drawing by John Linnell of circa 1776 (see H.Hayward, 'The Drawings of John Linnell in the Victoria and Albert Museum', Furniture History, 1969, fig.61) and a William Pain design published in The Practical House Carpenter, c.1788, pl.60 (see E.White, ed., Pictorial Dictionary of British 18th Century Furniture Design, 1990, p.425). The unusual pelta-form shield appears on a carved doorway frame at Farnley Hall, Yorkshire (see C. Hussey, English Country Houses, Mid-Georgian, 1955, pl.448).