Regency Kidney-shaped Mahogany Writing Table
ENGLAND, CIRCA 1825
Stamped to the underside 'J. Woollam'.
Stamped to the underside 'J. Woollam'.
72.5 x 160.5 x 68 cm
28 ½ x 63 ¼ x 26 ¾ in
28 ½ x 63 ¼ x 26 ¾ in
JL31
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Provenance
with Jeremy Ltd. LondonPrivate Collection, Switzerland
The kidney-shaped top with moulded edges on shaped end supports over a roundel decorated with a single carved foliate motif and c-scroll supports decorated with matching inset brass flowerhead roundels...
The kidney-shaped top with moulded edges on shaped end supports over a roundel decorated with a single carved foliate motif and c-scroll supports decorated with matching inset brass flowerhead roundels and terminating in brass cap paw feet and castors, joined by a stretcher above. Stamped to the underside 'J. Woollam'.
According to the Joiners' Company Records, a John Woollams was apprenticed to John Merriman from 7 January 1783 for 7 years at a premium of £10. John Merriman was a trunk maker and joiner residing at Leadenhall Street, London and Woollams lived with him. It is likely that this is the maker of this table.
Wills illustrates a table of similar form (Geoffrey Wills, English Furniture 1760-1900, London, 1971 fig. 135 p. 171) and comments 'it is only rarely possible to name the makers of Regency furniture, and most of it remains anonymous.’
According to the Joiners' Company Records, a John Woollams was apprenticed to John Merriman from 7 January 1783 for 7 years at a premium of £10. John Merriman was a trunk maker and joiner residing at Leadenhall Street, London and Woollams lived with him. It is likely that this is the maker of this table.
Wills illustrates a table of similar form (Geoffrey Wills, English Furniture 1760-1900, London, 1971 fig. 135 p. 171) and comments 'it is only rarely possible to name the makers of Regency furniture, and most of it remains anonymous.’
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