A Regency period mahogany patent 'scissor-action' extending dining table By Wilkinson & Wilkinson of London
£13,000
Auction: 21 March 2007 at 11:00 GMT
Description
the rounded rectangular top with three full leaves and a narrow half leaf, with reeded edge above ring-turned tapering baluster legs ending in brass socket castors
Dimensions
271 wide, 70cm high, 130cm deep
Footnote
Note: The brass mounted scissor action frame is stamped WILKINSON PATENT LONDON. This ingenious form of extension allows the table to be reduced as a small foldover side table when not in use. Other leading firms of the period also experimented with this form of action, most notably Gillows of Lancaster.
Provenance: Cairness House.