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English Regency Brass Inlaid Rosewood Tilt-Top Center Table

Offered by: Acroterion

Description
Elegant circa 1820 English Regency rosewood-veneered mahogany center table; the tilting top with foliate rinceau brass inlaid border with moulded brass ribbon-bound foliate garland bottom edge on foliate brass inlaid center trigonal pedestal support with fluted volute edges ending with acanthus bracketing on beaded-edge plinth, the brass line-inlaid concave triform base with beaded top-edge ending in original finely-cast bronze scrolling lions paw feet on concealed casters.

Provenance: Purportedly from Whitemarsh Hall, the neo-Georgian Horace Trumbauer designed mansion built from 1916 to 1921 for banking-executive Edward T. Stotesbury in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania and demolished 1980; the art and furniture collection assembled under the guidance of prominent English art dealer Sir Joseph Duveen; before its destruction, Whitemarsh Hall was the third largest private residence in the United States.

More Information

Origin:	England
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Rosewood veneer, solid mahogany, bronze, brass-inlay
Condition:	Good. Wear commensurate with age and use. Professionally restored. Darkening to scattered areas of brass inlay; presents beautifully.
Creation Date:	circa 1820
Styles / Movements:	Regency, George III, Neoclassical
Incollect Reference #:	557486

Dimensions

H.	28 in;	Diam.	54 in;
H.	71.12 cm;	Diam.	137.16 cm;

Message from Seller:

Acroterion, the company, founded in late 2012, is by appointment in the historic Hudson Valley of upstate New York specializing in exceptional fine and decorative art from eastern to western, ancient to current; with a focus on the unique and timeless. The curated inventory is ever-changing and discriminately chosen by the founder and owner Randal Dawkins. Having a passion for fine objects and design from an early age, Mr. Dawkins graduated in 2004 from Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London.