19th Century English Regency Rosewood Centre Table

A Fine Regency Period Circular Rosewood Veneered Breakfast or Centre Table. The well-figured rosewood top with a particularly wide band of crossbanding to the edge and two graduated...

A Finely Carved Early 19th Century French Empire Mahogany Centre Table with Ormolu Mounts. This fine centre table is constructed in rich coloured mahogany with good surface and patination. The top of the table is a grey and white veined piece of marble with a deep moulded edge. The tripartite platform base has incurved triangular sides with flattened bun feet and castors. Above the base moulding is a tapering pedestal with fine quality ormolu mounts with original gilding attached to the centre of each side, illustrating flaming classical torches. Each corner of the base has a carved ram's head and carved foliate detailing. A nice piece of Empire period furniture.

Sn5571 Exceptional quality Victorian tilt top centre table in the manner of Robert Strahan & Co Dublin, having well figured top with outstanding rosewood grain and pie crust moulded ...

A fine Regency-period tilt-top brass inlaid mahogany and calamander library center table. Raised on a concave-sided triform base, with well-modelled cast-brass scrolling feet. Also referred to as a monopodium (table). All in excellent condition, well figured, and of very good rich color. Typical of designs by Thomas Hope (1769 - 1831). This form of antique table is also associated with work by George Bullock (1777 - 1818) and George Oakley (circa 1765 - 1841). Refs: A similar table with a leather insert, in the manner of Thomas Hope, circa 1800 - 1805, was sold in London for £39,650 - December 2010. This early 19th century table is reminiscent of the ‘Grecian’ style that the pioneering collector and designer Thomas Hope (1769-1831) popularized in Britain with the publication of ‘Household Furniture and Interior Decoration’ in 1807. Thos. Hope (banker, born 1769, d. 1831) The furniture manufacturer George Oakley (circa 1765-1841) was greatly influenced by Hope’s designs, and produced fashionable furniture in this style, using brass and star inlays similar to our table on offer. The firm’s designs and craftsmanship earned them royal patronage, and Oakley worked for the Prince Regent at Carlton House, as well as supplying furniture and upholstery for The Mansion House and The Bank of England. His work for the Cheere family - of Papworth Hall, Cambridgeshire, UK - is well documented. The reference to Geo. Oakley relates to a known table of this pattern in calamander wood and brass marquetry of starred-ribbon guilloche, which corresponds to the brass marquetry in a table supplied by Oakley in 1810 to Papworth Hall. Literature: Parker, R. 'History of Papworth Everard...