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George III Burr-Maple Harlequin Pembroke Table by Mayhew & Ince

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A RARE AND UNUSUAL GEORGE III BURR-MAPLE, FUSTIC, EBONY AND HOLLY HARLEQUIN PEMBROKE TABLE BY MAYHEW AND INCE, CIRCA 1772. The top with panels of burr-maple cross-banded with fustic, the frieze with a candle-slide and a drawer to either side, on square tapering legs inlaid with ebony and holly simulating fluting. The top lifting (by means of a loper) to reveal drawers and pigeonholes. Retaining it’s original lacquered brass laurel wreath handles. The original locks stamped on the inside E GASCOIGNE. PROVENANCE: Almost certainly Archibald Douglas (later 1st Lord Douglas), 104 Pall Mall, St James’s; thence by descent to his granddaughter and heiress Lucy Montagu-Scott who married 11th Earl Home; thence by descent at The Hirsel, Berwickshire to the 16th Earl Home, by whom sold 2023. LITERATURE: Payments to Ince and Mayhew in 1771 and 1773 from Archibald Douglas are recorded (H. Roberts and C. Cator, The Partnership of William Ince and John Mayhew, 2022, pp 140-141). Locks stamped E Gascoigne are found on a number of Ince and Mayhew commissions (ibid 148, 154 nn52-53).
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 31 in (78.74 cm)Width: 30 in (76.2 cm)Depth: 23.5 in (59.69 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1772
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU943938446942
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