Pembroke table attributed to Ince and Mayhew

A fine quality mid eighteenth century figured mahogany oval drop-leaf dining table with excellent figured top and good colour. The oval top with two drop-leaves with rounded edges, s...

A good quality late 18th/early 19th century circular tripod table in well-figured and patinated Yew wood. The tip-top supported on a ring-turned...

This extraordinary George III-period Pembroke table by London cabinetmakers Ince & Mayhew displays the understated sophistication of the late Georgian era. The surface of the table — including both the central panel and the signature Pembroke hinged flaps — is beautifully detailed with satinwood marquetry, inlaid with a fan medallion and foliate motifs executed with the greatest precision and craftsmanship. The table is set upon slender, tapering legs. The design is indicative of the rising influence of and interest in Neoclassical patterns, favoring motifs from nature or Classical antiquity over the extravagance of the Rococo style. William Ince and John Mayhew joined their skills as furniture designers and cabinetmakers, opening a firm together on Broad Street in 1759. Over the next forty years, the duo would execute many commissions, and develop a volume of engraved designs entitled The Universal System...

A charming Hepplewhite style mahogany pembroke table from the first half of the 20th century, having a rectangular top with serpentine shaped wooden hinged side flap extensions, outl...