GEORGE III MAHOGANY HEXAGONAL RENT TABLE, IN THE MANNER OF GILLOWS OF LANCASTER
18TH CENTURY
the hexagonal top with a moulded edge and brown leather insert with gilt embossed border, above six frieze drawers with inlaid ivory tablets numbered 1-6 and original brass handles, the top with full rotating action on internal steel runners and castors; raised on a square cabinet base with cupboards on opposing sides, the panels outlined with moulding with re-entrant corners, resting on a plinth
115cm wide, 78cm high
Note: This form of library table with lettered drawers is also described as a 'rent' table, although this is a term which probably dates from the twentieth century. A manuscript design from Gillows Sketch book of 1792 shows another library table inscribed P. F. Cawthorne Esq., which has a square pedestal base supporting a circular top with drawers and a centered covered well. See Susan Stuart, Gillows of Lancaster and London 1730-1840, vol. I, plate 283. A similar example to the present lot is illustrated in Lanto Synge, Mallett's Great English Furniture, London, 1991, p. 123. A related example sold Sotheby's, New York, 24 April, 2008, lot 90.Sold in compliance with UK Government and APHA regulations, with (non-transferable) exemption registration reference 6638XB9VPlease be aware that this lot contains material which may be subject to import/export restrictions, especially outside the EU, due to CITES regulations. Please note it is the buyer's sole responsibility to obtain any relevant export or import licence. For more information visit http://www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites/