Description & Technical information
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
Dimensions: 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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