19th Century Sofa Table
English
circa 1795 - 1805
19th century Regency amboyna and macassar ebony crossbanded sofa table is attributed to the Royal Cabinet Maker George Oakley.
The highly figured rectangular top is crossbanded with macassar ebony throughout the sofa table.
The frieze is fitted with two full length mahogany lined drawers and brass knobs and mirrored to the reverse with faux drawers.
The table top is raised on four solid turned faux amboyna supports with ebonised ring turnings that sit on a concave plinth base. The plinth base is inlaid with macassar ebony and amboyna veneers and is supported by four elegant out-stretched tapered legs with matching inlays that terminate on the original gilt brass capped castors.
Condition
Excellent
Literature
George Oakley (d. 1841) George Oakley was amongst the foremost cabinet-makers of his day, with premises in Bond Street, London, and the city. He had a wide and distinguished circle of patrons, including the Prince Regent, for whom he worked on Carlton House. He supplied furniture for the Mansion House and the Bank of England, as well as private clients such as the banker Thomas Baring, Edward, Lord Lascelles, for whom he worked at Harewood House, Hanover Square, London, and many, many more including Sir Henry and Sir John Sutton Nelthorpe, the 7th and 8th Barons of Scawby Hall. Oakley was granted a Royal warrant in 1799 after receiving a visit from Queen Charlotte and other members of the Royal family, upon which ‘ …… her Majesty, The Duke and Duchess of York, and the Princesses & c., highly approved of the splendid variety which has justly attracted the notice of the fashionable world’ (Morning Chronicle, May 1799). He enjoyed a long and successful career, stretching from 1789-1819, specialising in French and Grecian style furniture.
Dimensions
Height 72.00cm (28.35 inches)
Width 94.00cm (37.01 inches)
Depth 66.50cm (26.18 inches)
Width Framed 153.50cm (60.43 inches)
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