Lot 178
A SCOTTISH REGENCY MAHOGANY OCCASIONAL TABLE
JAMES MEIN OF KELSO, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Scottish Silver & Applied Arts
Auction: 16 August 2017 at 12:00 BST
£1,000
Description
the rectangular top with plain frieze raised on ring turned and tapering legs, linked by turned and blocked stretchers, bears indistinct paper maker's label to underside
Dimensions
Width: 59cm, height: 75cm, depth: 48cm
Footnote
Note: The Mein family are recorded as cabinet makers in Kelso from 1784- 1851. James Mein the Elder, the founder, firmly established the firm as makers of fine quality furniture and when he died in 1830 his nephew, also called James Mein, took over the business until it went bankrupt in 1851. Their many important patrons included the 5th & 6th Dukes of Roxburghe at Floors Castle and the Earl of Haddington at Mellerstain.