Side table c.1828
Mahogany, amboyna, ebony, gilded wood, gilt metal, damask | 74.8 x 153.0 x 79.3 cm (whole object) | RCIN 33378
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A pair of rectangular mahogany tables, the top of each veneered with amboyna and red ground tortoiseshell, with a border of scrolls in pewter and mother of pearl, with a gilt-bronze rim, and giltwood frieze, carved with stiff leaves, supported on two waisted end supports flanked by gilt-bronze scrolls, on a shaped ebony plinth, with an upholstered foot rest and cross bars with bracket feet.
Provenance
Part of the group of furniture and furnishings supplied between 1827 and 1829 to King George IV by the partnership of Morel and Seddon for the Large Drawing Room (now the Crimson Drawing Room) and the Small Drawing Room (now the White Drawing Room). Nicholas Morel had formerly worked for The Prince of Wales, later George IV, at Carlton House and the Royal Pavilion at Brighton. Subsequently, he was commissioned to design and furnish the newly built apartments designed by Sir Jeffry Wyattville (1766-1840) for the King at Windsor Castle. In order to fulfil the contract he entered into partnership with George Seddon III whose family had large and long established furniture workshops in Aldersgate Street in the City of London.
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Medium and techniques
Mahogany, amboyna, ebony, gilded wood, gilt metal, damask
Measurements
74.8 x 153.0 x 79.3 cm (whole object)
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