A George IV Amboyna and Giltwood Card Table Attributed to Morel and Seddon

Introducing an Early George III Giltwood Mirror in the Chinese Chippendale design, a magnificent antique dating back to the early days of the George III era. This stunning mirror ex...

Introducing an exquisite piece of history: the George III Carved Giltwood Mirror, circa 1765. This mirror is a testament to 18th-century craftsmanship, a fusion of elegance and timel...

Indulge in the timeless elegance of the William IV rosewood and parcel gilt console table, a stunning piece that reflects the opulence of its era. Crafted with lappet scroll supports, the rich rosewood embodies the skilled craftsmanship of William IV furniture...

Introducing a Pair of Baroque Giltwood and Gesso Wall Mirrors from Circa 1700 and later. This remarkable set offers a touch of 18th-century grandeur, featuring rectangular plates fra...

This handsomely designed shelf unit is giltwood and shaped in a decorative torchiere styled design. The shelf measures 11 ¾ in – 30 cm wide, 12 5/8 in – 32 cm high and 6 in – 15.2 cm...

These lovely shelf units are made from giltwood and shaped in a decorative triangular form design. Each shelf measures 9 ½ in – 24 cm wide, 7 ½ in – 19 cm high and 4 ½ in – 11.5 cm i...

A Regency amboyna and gilt library table attributed to Seddon and Morel, with a rectangular top set upon solid end supports with a turned, reeded an...

A Regency amboyna and gilt library table attributed to Seddon and Morel, with a rectangular top set upon solid end supports with a turned, reeded an...

A George IV Anglo-Chinese amboyna card table, the hinged rectangular top with rounded corners opening out to form a square, lined in later green baize, decorated with bone and ebony ...

A library table in the manner of Morel & Seddon later retailed by Edwards and Roberts Of kidney form, the sled bases, standing on oblate bun feet having spandrel blocked end suppo...

A magnificent library centre table of exhibition quality of the George IVth period, in the Manner of Morel & Seddon. Constructed in amboyna, with holly and specimen woods used in t...

A Very Fine George IV Parcel-Gilt Amboyna Centre Table Attributed to Thomas & George Seddon. English, Circa 1830. The table is of finely figured Amboyna with a circular tilt-top above a triform column with parcel-gilt scrolled supports. It is raised on a conforming plinth base with foliate carved feet and concealed castors. George Seddon was the eighth child of John Seddon of Blakelea, Lancashire. His father apprenticed him to George Clemaphon of Cripplegate to learn cabinet making. He became a master cabinet maker. (He was Master of the Joiner’s Company in 1795). In the early 1750s he was sufficiently successful to acquire London House, Aldersgate Street. It consisted of extensive workshops, where furniture was made, and showrooms to display the finished products. London House had formerly been a palace of the Bishops of London. The panelled state-rooms were ideal for the display of fashionable furniture; and the chapel and library made convenient workshops. When Seddon married, he converted the garden house and infirmary into the family home. Seddon was the biggest furniture maker of his time. His furniture store covered a two acre site in Aldersgate Street. His workshop there was described by London visitor Sophie v. La Roche in 1786: "We drove first to Mr. Seddon's, a cabinet-maker,...He employs four hundred apprentices on any work connected with the making of household furniture—joiners, carvers, gilders...