REGENCY MAHOGANY DRUM TABLE WITH LEATHER INSET TOP - ENGLISH CIRCA 1810-1820

A FINE EXAMPLE OF REGENCY PERIOD OCCASIONAL FURNITURE, THIS MAHOGANY DRUM TABLE FEATURES THE CHARACTERISTIC CIRCULAR FORM WITH FOUR DRAWERS ARRANGED AROUND THE PEDESTAL BASE, A HALLMARK OF THE DRUM TABLE DESIGN. THE TOP IS INSET WITH TOOLED LEATHER IN A WARM TAN TONE, BORDERED BY A GILT-TOOLED DECORATIVE FRAME WITH CLASSICAL MOTIFS AT THE CENTRE AND ORNAMENTAL BORDER DETAILING.

PERIOD AND ATTRIBUTION:
- PERIOD: REGENCY, CIRCA 1810-1820
- PRIMARY TIMBER: SOLID MAHOGANY THROUGHOUT
- SECONDARY TIMBER: PINE TO DRAWER LININGS
- CONSTRUCTION: TURNED PEDESTAL BASE WITH THREE SPLAYED LEGS TERMINATING IN BRASS CASTORS. HAND-CUT DOVETAILS TO DRAWER CONSTRUCTION. MORTISE AND TENON JOINERY TO PEDESTAL ASSEMBLY. WOODEN PEG FASTENING THROUGHOUT.
- HARDWARE: THREE TURNED TIMBER KNOBS WITH BRASS RING PULLS. BRASS CASTORS TO FEET. ALL HARDWARE APPEARS ORIGINAL AND CONSISTENT WITH THE PERIOD.

DIMENSIONS:
- HEIGHT: 60 CM
- DIAMETER: 50 CM

CONDITION: THE PIECE IS IN GOOD CONDITION FOR ITS AGE. THE MAHOGANY RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL PATINA WITH A WARM, MELLOW TONE DEVELOPED THROUGH GENUINE AGE AND USE. THE LEATHER INSET TOP SHOWS APPROPRIATE WEAR WITH MINOR SURFACE MARKS AND SLIGHT FADING, CONSISTENT WITH TWO CENTURIES OF USE. ALL FOUR DRAWERS OPERATE SMOOTHLY ON THEIR ORIGINAL WOODEN RUNNERS. THE BRASS HARDWARE DISPLAYS NATURAL OXIDATION AND PATINA. NO EVIDENCE OF WOODWORM, STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, OR SIGNIFICANT REPAIRS. THE BASE SHOWS MINOR SURFACE SCRATCHES FROM HANDLING AND USE, ENTIRELY CONSISTENT WITH AGE.

PROVENANCE: ENGLISH PRIVATE COLLECTION. NO MAKER'S MARK OR LABEL IDENTIFIED. THE CONSTRUCTION DETAILS AND PROPORTIONS ARE CONSISTENT WITH LONDON CABINETMAKING OF THE REGENCY PERIOD.

REGENCY DRUM TABLES WITH ORIGINAL LEATHER INSETS ARE INCREASINGLY SOUGHT BY COLLECTORS OF ENGLISH FURNITURE. SOUND ORIGINAL CONDITION AND INTACT LEATHER DETAILING.

Item Size: Height: 60cm, Width: 50cm, Depth: 50cm, Weight: 7Kg

Drawer Ring Pulls Are Detached, One Missing

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

TOORMINA
993598+2

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