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William IV Period Parcel Gilt Burr Elm Centre Table
William IV Period Parcel Gilt Burr Elm Centre Table
Dimensions: H: 28 in / 70.5 cm | Dia: 52.5 in / 133.5 cm
PRICE: $50,500
A William IV Period Parcel Gilt Burl Elm Center Table
Attributed to Thomas & George Seddon
The circular table is veneered throughout with finely figured burl elm and relieved with parcel gilding throughout. The top has a tilting mechanism and a gilded band to the edge. It is supported on a central column carved with water leaf ornament and a tripartite plinth support with conforming parcel gilding and carved acanthus oblate bun feet with hidden casters.
English, circa 1830
This table belongs to a small number of related examples attributed to the famous cabinetmaker Seddon and his contemporaries such as William Riddle. The Rothschild family owned a similar table at their Mentmore Towers residence.
Comparative literature:
Beard, Geoffrey, and Christopher Gilbert. Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840. Furniture History Society : W.S. Maney, 1986, p. 390, fig. 767, illustrating a related table.
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