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A Stunning Walnut and Marquetry Centre Table.
The Table is Octagonal in Shape with a Central Marquetry Panel.
The Border Also with Marquetry Panels Set in Ebony.
The Frieze of the Table Being of Burr Yew Wood with Rosewood Cross-banding.
The Wonderful Base Being Typical of an "Edward Holmes Baldock" Design.
The Base also Features Marquetry Panels.
The Table is of Wonderful Quality and Presented in Good Antique Condition.
Size:
Height 29 1/2" (75cm)
Width 53 1/2" (136 cm)
Depth 53 1/2" (136cm)
This type of table is also associated to Edward Holmes Baldock (whom we have attributed this table to) who was a fashionable London art dealer, furniture maker and restorer of Hanway Street and probably the most distinguished dealer of his day. The inlay and marquetry on this table is most likely to have been undertaken by The Blake Family upon instructions from Baldock.
Edward Holmes Baldock (1777-1845)
Born on the 14th May 1777 he established his business in 1805 in Hanway Street which over the years he expanded at this location. He soon was a prominent London furniture dealer to several members of the Royal Family and is responsible for supplying French-fashioned furniture to the 5th Duke of Buccleuch.
Edwards Holmes Baldock’s pieces have become a prized possession amongst collectors, museums (V&A included) and dealers alike.
measurements
Height:
75 cm
Width:
136 cm
Depth:
136 cm
measurements
declaration
Philip Hunt Antiques has clarified that the A Stunning Walnut and Marquetry Centre Table (LA417331) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being 1840