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George Oakley

A regency satinwood and calamander drum table

Ronald Phillips Ltd

Date 1815

Period Regency

Origin English

Medium Satinwood

Dimension 72 x 122 cm (28³/₈ x 48 inches)

The frieze is fitted with four drawers interspersed by four dummy drawers. One drawer retains the original red morocco leather lined writing slope on a ratchet support. 
The design of the table corresponds to one supplied by Oakley to Papworth Hall, Cambridgeshire, England. This table was invoiced by Oakley as:
'A calamander wood circular loo table upon a pedestal and claws, the top inlaid with a border of stars in brass and ebony £31 10s 0d'. Loo was a card game popular at the time. 
Note: The brass handles are of later date.

Date: 1815

Period: Regency

Origin: English

Medium: Satinwood

Dimension: 72 x 122 cm (28³/₈ x 48 inches)

Provenance: H. J. Joel, Sefton Lodge, Newmarket, England.
Ronald A. Lee. Ltd, London, England.
The Hon. Simon Sainsbury, West Sussex, England.
Michael Hughes Antiques Ltd, London, England.
Private collection, London, England.

Literature: R. W. Symonds, 'Some Aspects of Regency Furniture', The Antique Collector magazine, Oct 1948, pp. 152-157, fig. 9.

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