Lot 170
REGENCY ROSEWOOD AND BRASS INLAID LIBRARY TABLE, MANNER OF THOMAS HOPE, POSSIBLY BY GEORGE OAKLEY Y
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Auction: 20 November 2019 from 10:00 GMT
Description
the rounded rectangular top above two frieze drawers, on trestle end supports joined by a stretcher and raised on brass paw feet with castors
Dimensions
112cm wide, 75cm high, 71cm deep
Footnote
Provenance: The estate of the late 5th Earl of Lovelace
Note: The firm of George Oakley in London characteristically produced Grecian style furniture at the turn of the 19th century, and were known for their use of boullework. Their designs and craftsmanship earned them royal patronage and Oakley himself worked for the Prince Regent at Carlton House, as well as supplying furniture and upholstery for the Mansion House and the Bank of England. He was greatly influenced by the work of Thomas Hope, as well as contemporary French furniture designs. Similar handles and stretcher design can be seen on a table offered by Bonham's London, 7th March 2012, lot 227.
Literature:
Gilbert, C. and Beard, G., Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840, 1986, pp.658-660
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