A nest of George IV rosewood quartetto tables by Blain
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A nest of George IV rosewood quartetto tables by Arthur Blain of Liverpool
The rectangular moulded tops above scrolling pierced leaf carved end supports joined by flattened wavy stretchers, on scroll legs and turned feet, two tables stamped under
the supports, ' A.BLAIN, LIVERPOOL', height of the largest 61cm wide, 36cm deep, 78cm high.
This stamp of 'A Blain Liverpool' is commonly seen on pieces from the William IV and early Victorian periods, pieces from the later 19th century seem to carry the A Blain & Sons stamp.
Arthur (or Arbuthnot) Blain is recorded active in Liverpool c. 1835, see C.Gilbert and G.Beard, The Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840, Leeds, 1986. Arthur was established at 35 Paradise Street, Liverpool and died in 1868. Born in Donegal, Ireland around 1796 his firm worked for the shipbuilders Cammell Laird and furnished the cabins for the Alabama, the fittings and furniture being selected by James Dunwoody Bulloch. The firm had been established in 1796 by his father and the business was continued by his son William Hughes Blain who died in 1909.
NB: Requires a CITES license if exported outside the EU
The rectangular moulded tops above scrolling pierced leaf carved end supports joined by flattened wavy stretchers, on scroll legs and turned feet, two tables stamped under
the supports, ' A.BLAIN, LIVERPOOL', height of the largest 61cm wide, 36cm deep, 78cm high.
This stamp of 'A Blain Liverpool' is commonly seen on pieces from the William IV and early Victorian periods, pieces from the later 19th century seem to carry the A Blain & Sons stamp.
Arthur (or Arbuthnot) Blain is recorded active in Liverpool c. 1835, see C.Gilbert and G.Beard, The Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840, Leeds, 1986. Arthur was established at 35 Paradise Street, Liverpool and died in 1868. Born in Donegal, Ireland around 1796 his firm worked for the shipbuilders Cammell Laird and furnished the cabins for the Alabama, the fittings and furniture being selected by James Dunwoody Bulloch. The firm had been established in 1796 by his father and the business was continued by his son William Hughes Blain who died in 1909.
NB: Requires a CITES license if exported outside the EU
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A nest of George IV rosewood quartetto tables by Blain
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