Sofa table
possibly Gillows of Lancaster
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1815
Materials
Mahogany and mahogany veneer, brass inlay, gilt metal mounts
Measurements
75 x 95 x 70 cm
Place of origin
England
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Petworth House and Park, West Sussex
NT 485408
Summary
An English mahogany game and sofa-table, Regency, circa 1815, inlaid with brass and ebonised stringing, the rectangular top with two flaps above an elaborate support with four turned columns on an under-tier above four out-swept legs terminated by brass paw feet, the top rises to reveal an interior fitted with a backgammon board and a chess board.
Provenance
By descent, until the death in 1952 of the 3rd Lord Leconfield, who had given Petworth to the National Trust in 1947, and whose nephew and heir, John Wyndham, 6th Lord Leconfield and 1st Lord Egremont (1920-72) arranged for the acceptance of the major portion of the collections at Petworth in lieu of death duties (the first ever such arrangement) in 1956 by H.M.Treasury.
Makers and roles
possibly Gillows of Lancaster , cabinetmaker possibly Gillows of Lancaster , furniture designer