English Mahogany Beau Brummell Dressing Table

This antique mahogany dressing table has acquired a rich patina over the years as the mahogany has warmed to a rich honey brown. The to...

This fine little oval Pembroke table has all the desirable qualities one looks for in such a table. The Cuban mahogany top is delicately banded in kingwood, the drawer and apron are ...

English mahogany Pembroke table on turned legs ending in brass casters. Rectangular top with rounded corners; single pine-lined drawer with b...

This Regency style writing desk with a tooled saddle leather top and beaded edge has three functioning drawers on one side and three false ...

A rare and spectacular George III period (1760-1820) Beau Brummell gentleman's dressing table. There is no mistaking this remarkably distinctive table's complex design and superb quality, which is certain to attract attention, add interest, and become a conversational talking point wherever you place it. Metamorphic like, the multipurpose piece transforming from a library table or console - vanity - work table - writing desk) Refined elegant sophistication at its finest, born in late 18th / early 19th century at the height of the George III Regency period, also known as the golden age of classical English furniture design. Exquisitely hand-crafted of the finest mahogany, having a rectangular top with warm, rich, highly figured swirl - flame mahogany, contrasting satinwood string banding and intricate cross-banded inlays, covered with an optional later glass top, above a trio of drawers affixed with beautiful gilt brass lion pull hardware, the center drawer opening to reveal a divided interior fitted with numerous compartments, richly grained mahogany veneered lids, and a lovely Worcester porcelain desk set. Above the drawer a pull-out panel with inset green felt functions as both a writing - work surface extension and brushing slide. Flanking the main drawer, a pair of drawers slide-outward and open to reveal brass hinged large panel mirrors that can also be used to double the work surface, when lifted the mirrors can rotate and additional lidded storage compartments are revealed, including a pin cushion for sewing, horse hair bristle brush, and divided slots coin compartment. Having elegant clean lines, simple apron, highest-quality reinforced drawers to support the additional weight and allow them to fully extend, all rising on tapered square legs, terminating in patinated brass capped feet with casters. Dimensions: (approx) 29.5" High, 44.5" Wide, 25.75" Deep (table form) Provenance: From the Collection of Gloria Monnet Nicholson, Tulsa, Oklahoma Acquisition: Acquired from highly reputable auction house Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas. June 2022 Fine Furniture & Decorative Arts Signature Auction #8085 catalog. Who was Beau Brummell: George Bryan "Beau" Brummell (1778–1840) was an important figure in Regency England and, for many years, the arbiter...

Fabulous quality rare and important antique English George III inlaid flame mahogany Gentleman's Dressing Table or Beau Brummel. This table...

Antique English Early 19th Century Beau Brummell or Man's Vanity. Closed: 31" H x 24 1/2" W x 20 1/2" D Open: 29 1/4" H x 48" W x 20" D

This dressing table has shaped convex corners. The top lifts up to expose working compartments lined with fabric over paper of which the back two have lids. There is a solid mahogany...