A REGENCY BRASS-INLAID MAHOGANY PATENT DAVENPORT PRINTING-DESK by W. Hampton, inlaid overall with fleurs de lys and lozenges, in two sections, the upper in the form of a writing-box hinged in half and enclosing two green baize-lined writing-surfaces, the lower enclosing a well, the upper enclosing the printing mechanism, the base with hinged panelled door enclosing three shelves, restorations, the lockplate stamped W. HAMPTON PATENT, the lock stamped TURNERS PATENT below crowns

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A REGENCY BRASS-INLAID MAHOGANY PATENT DAVENPORT PRINTING-DESK by W. Hampton, inlaid overall with fleurs de lys and lozenges, in two sections, the upper in the form of a writing-box hinged in half and enclosing two green baize-lined writing-surfaces, the lower enclosing a well, the upper enclosing the printing mechanism, the base with hinged panelled door enclosing three shelves, restorations, the lockplate stamped W. HAMPTON PATENT, the lock stamped TURNERS PATENT below crowns
23½in. (60cm.) wide; 34½in. (87.5cm.) high; 16in. (41cm.) deep, closed

Lot Essay

The restrained inlay, with its central tablet of a foliate-tipped lozenge, relates to the French style of the early 19th Century and in particular to that of Bernard Molitor (d.1833, see: U.Leben, B. Molitor, London, 1992, p.118, fig. 119). The inlay also features on a 'Commode Antique' pattern of 1802 from La Mésangère's journal Meubles et Objets de Goût, 1802-35, no. 49 (see: S.Grandjean, Empire Furniture, London, 1966, pl. 17)

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