Y A GEORGE III BURR YEW AND HAREWOOD 'HARLEQUIN' PEMBROKE TABLEATTRIBUTED TO INCE & MAYHEW, CIRCA 1780The sliding panel to the top opening to reveal a finished interior and compartment rising up on a release action72cm high, 55cm wide (unextended), 70cm deep This is a rare example having the sophistication of the concealed rising compartment. This finely veneered Pembroke table can be confidently attributed to the Golden Square firm of Mayhew and Ince based on the use of burr yew-wood as a large scale veneer, 'the only wholly idiosyncratic veneer wood the firm used and possibly unique to Mayhew and Ince among London cabinet-makers of this date' (P. Macquoid & R.Edwards, The Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840, Leeds, 1986, pp. 589-593). They supplied a veneered yew-wood commode to Sir Brook Bridges of Goodnestone Park, Kent, that was exhibited in Treasures from Kent Houses, Royal Museum, Canterbury, September - October 1984, no. 57. Similar burr yew Pembroke tables attributed to Ince and Mayhew were sold Christies London, Important English Furniture, 13th Nov 1997, Lot 85 £41,100 and The Collection of Mr and Mrs Jack Steinberg, 19th May 2016, lot 36, £37,500.Please note: Dreweatts have applied for a de minimis exemption licence for the ivory in this lot (Ref: 9RQHDB9J)
Y A GEORGE III BURR YEW AND HAREWOOD 'HARLEQUIN' PEMBROKE TABLEATTRIBUTED TO INCE & MAYHEW, CIRCA 1780The sliding panel to the top opening to reveal a finished interior and compartment rising up on a release action72cm high, 55cm wide (unextended), 70cm deep This is a rare example having the sophistication of the concealed rising compartment. This finely veneered Pembroke table can be confidently attributed to the Golden Square firm of Mayhew and Ince based on the use of burr yew-wood as a large scale veneer, 'the only wholly idiosyncratic veneer wood the firm used and possibly unique to Mayhew and Ince among London cabinet-makers of this date' (P. Macquoid & R.Edwards, The Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840, Leeds, 1986, pp. 589-593). They supplied a veneered yew-wood commode to Sir Brook Bridges of Goodnestone Park, Kent, that was exhibited in Treasures from Kent Houses, Royal Museum, Canterbury, September - October 1984, no. 57. Similar burr yew Pembroke tables attributed to Ince and Mayhew were sold Christies London, Important English Furniture, 13th Nov 1997, Lot 85 £41,100 and The Collection of Mr and Mrs Jack Steinberg, 19th May 2016, lot 36, £37,500.Please note: Dreweatts have applied for a de minimis exemption licence for the ivory in this lot (Ref: 9RQHDB9J)
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