Desk
William Williamson & Son, Guilford (fl.1790-1840)
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1840
Materials
Mahogany, tulipwood, oak and deal construction, baize and brass
Measurements
82.8 x 120 x 66.8 cm
Place of origin
Guildford
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Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 514536
Summary
An unusual mahogany and tulipwood cross banded desk, by William Williamson & Sons, Guilford, circa 1840 the top in two sections and sliding open to reveal a hinged drop front and adjustable baize lined reading stand, with three drawers to the frieze and raised on square section tapered legs and spade feet. Stamped to the frieze drawer 'From W. Williamson & Son, Guilford'
Full description
See :The Dictionary of British and Irish Furniture Makers online - https://bifmo.data.history.ac.uk/ William Williamson & Son Guildford, Surrey; cabinet maker and upholder(1790–1840) At Black Horse Lane, 1790–96 and Chapel St, 1822–40. The number in Chapel St was 16 in 1839 and 13, 14 and 16 in 1840. A considerable number of pieces of furniture of good quality have been noted with their impressed stamp reading ‘FROM W. WILLIAMSON & SONS, GUILDFORD’. Amongst the items so stamped that have been recorded are Pembroke tables, one being in satinwood, a rosewood cross-banded sofa table, writing tables, one in tambour form, a chest of drawers, commodes, cabinets, secretaries, a secretaire bookcase and bow-fronted and serpentine-fronted sideboards. All are in late George III or Regency form. [D; poll bks; Christie's, 18 October 1973, 26 January 1984, lot 100; Sotheby's, 6 March 1964, lot 156; 3 July 1964, lot 184; 10 February 1967, lot 165; 10 March 1972, lot 135; 19 April 1974, lot 69; 14 November 1975, lot 75; 13 January 1978, lots 83, 107; 14 November 1980, lot 67; 4 March 1983, lot 46]
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust by Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966) with the house and the rest of the contents.
Marks and inscriptions
Stamped to frieze drawer: FROM W. WILLIAMSON & SON, GUILFORD
Makers and roles
William Williamson & Son, Guilford (fl.1790-1840), furniture maker
References
Dictionary of British and Irish furniture makers online (1660-1840) FHS 2017