Lot 98

A Swedish mother-of-pearl, abalone, ivory and brass-inlaid stained tortoiseshell and kingwood-veneered mahogany lady's work-table

IN THE LOUIS XV STYLE, BY T. CLIFFORD, STOCKHOLM, CIRCA 1860

Details

A Swedish mother-of-pearl, abalone, ivory and brass-inlaid stained tortoiseshell and kingwood-veneered mahogany lady's work-table
In the Louis XV Style, By T. Clifford, Stockholm, Circa 1860
Veneered all-over with blue, cream and mauve-stained tortoiseshell, the serpentine-shaped hinged top inlaid to the centre with a mother-of-pearl and abalone star, with mirrored reverse, above a shaped frieze with a drawer fitted with a shaped sliding compartment, on cabriole legs, the underside of the drawer with paper label
24 in. (62.8 cm.) wide; 28 in. (72.3 cm.) high; 17 in. (45 cm.) deep

Lot Essay

The cabinet-maker, T. Clifford, is listed as having worked in Stockholm during the 1860s (see T. Sylven, Mstarnas Mbler, Stockholmsarbeten 1700-1850, Stockholm, 1996, p. 81.). An almost identical table to the present example, apparently unsigned, is illustrated in C. Payne, 19th Century European Furniture, Woodbridge, 1981, p. 493.

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