Mayhew & Ince Sheraton Style Dressing Table, circa 1780

Name: Mayhew & Ince Sheraton Style Dressing Table, circa 1780
Brand: Mayhew & Ince
Price: 14091.78 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Mayhew & Ince Sheraton style dressing table, circa 1780. A beautiful example of the work of these two well known designers. A partnership of furniture designers, upholsterers and cabinetmakers, founded and run by William Ince (1737–1804) and John Mayhew (1736–1811) in London, from 1759 to 1803; Mayhew continued alone in business until 1809. Their premises were listed in London directories in Broad Street, Soho, 1763–83, and in Marshall Street, Carnaby Market, 1783–1809. The partnership's volume of engraved designs, The Universal System of Household Furniture, dedicated to the Duke of Marlborough (published in parts, 1759–63), was issued in imitative rivalry with Thomas Chippendale; Ince, who was a subscriber to the first edition of Chippendale's Director, was chiefly responsible for the designs, while Mayhew contributed the greater part of the partnership's capital, kept the accounts, and was in closer contact with the firm's clientele among the nobility and gentry. John Mayhew served as apprentice to William Smith Bradshaw, a prominent upholsterer, and William Ince served his time with John West, King Street, Covent Garden, according to the advertisement the partners took out in the Public Advertiser 27 January 1759, as they set up in the former premises of Charles Smith. The following year Ince and Mayhew contributed some furniture designs to the joint production Household Furniture in Genteel Taste for the year 1760. By a Society of Upholsterers.

Creator:

Mayhew & Ince (Designer)

Dimensions:

Height: 32.68 in (83 cm)Width: 24.02 in (61 cm)Depth: 20.08 in (51 cm)

Style:

Georgian (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Satinwood,Inlay

Place of Origin:

Europe

Period:

Late 18th Century