A REGENCY MAHOGANY WRITING-TABLE

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A REGENCY MAHOGANY WRITING-TABLE
The rectangular three-quarter galleried black oil-cloth lined writing-surface, with hinged flap front, above a mahogany-lined end-drawer and a simulated end-drawer, on ring-turned tapering legs with brass caps and castors, stamped twice 'HO . PEERS' and a crown, with indistinct numerary inscription on the underside of the drawer
33 in. (84 cm.) high; 30 in. (76 cm.) wide; 26¼ in. (66.5 cm.) deep, open; 19½ in. (49.5 cm.) deep, closed

Provenance

Supplied in the mid-1820s to the House of Peers, Palace of Westminster.

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

The George IV Palace of Westminster table has a galleried and hinge-fronted top supported on robust reeded and columnar legs that are fitted with castors. It epitomises the elegant and practical library furniture designed in the mid-1820s for the House of Lords by Sir John Soane (d. 1837), Architect Attached to the Office of Works and author of 'Designs in Architecture', 1778, which included furniture patterns.

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