Library table
Category
Furniture
Date
1715 - 1774
Materials
Dalbergia cearensis, Kingwood [dalbergia cearensis], Leather, Mahogany, Ormolu
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Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 1270714
Summary
Louis XV mahogany and kingwood bureau plat library table, serpentine outline, 5 drawers on square cabriole legs with plain moulded borders. Ormolu corner plaques, handles, escutcheons and toes chased with foliage, wave ornament and cabochon. Top covered in stamped red leather.
Provenance
Accepted by H.M. Treasury in lieu of estate duties following the death of Thomas Edward Anson (1883 – 1960) the 4th Earl of Lichfield and given on loan to The National Trust for display at Shugborough Hall in March 1966. Transferred as a gift to The National Trust by H.M. Treasury on the 30th October 1984.