Work table
probably Banting, France and Co.
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1830
Materials
Inlaid mahogany, beech, brass, oak, textile
Measurements
70 x 53 x 40 cm
Place of origin
St James's Street
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Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 850223
Summary
An inlaid mahogany, beech and brass mounted occasional table or work table, possibly by Banting France and Co. London, circa 1830 The rectangular top with a three quarter brass Greek key gallery with a cross-banded border inlaid with a scroll and anthemion repeating design above a frieze drawer and raised on twin end supports pierced and carved with scroll decoration and with cabriole legs and castors tied by an upholstered stretcher.
Full description
Banting and France & Co., 27 St.James' Street, London (1813-40) The furniture in the main entertaining rooms at Ickworth was almost exclusively supplied by the firm of Thomas Banting and William France. The invoices for this outstanding group of furnishings are in the Hervey papers (See Suffolk County Records office, Bury St. Edmunds: 941.81/17 and 941/81/11). Banting and France were Royal cabinetmakers and held Royal Warrants in the reigns of George III, George IV, William IV and Queen Victoria. The Hervey family of Ickworth also maintained property in London at 6 St James's Square, as well as Bristol House in Putney and a house at No.19 Sussex Square, Brighton to which Banting and France were to also supply furnishings. Most of the contents of the Brighton property was moved to Ickworth in 1936. Banting and France assisted with the organisation of the sale of furniture by auction at St James' Square in 1814, although the Hervey family kept and refurnished the property, moving the later contents to Ickworth in 1950. Ickworth and its contents passed to the National Trust in lieu of death duties in 1956 although the family leased back the East Wing and continued to live there until it was sold by the 7th Marquess of Bristol (1954-1999) who sold the lease to the National Trust in 1996.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. The house and contents were acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1956.
Makers and roles
probably Banting, France and Co., furniture designer and maker