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A George IV tilt-top centre table by George Bullock

Creator: George Bullock
Offered by: Wick Antiques LTD

Description
A George IV tilt-top centre table by George Bullock, the circular top with an amboyna field centred on a circle of brown oak, burr yew and holly, the border decorated with a floral meander in kingwood within ebony bands and beads, the edge of gadrooned Indian rosewood, the solid triangular base also of amboyna set on a tapering tripod base with rosewood detailing and winged lion’s paw feet. English, c1820. Footnote: See George Bullock Cabinet-Maker by John Murray, Blairman & Sons, Chichester, 1988, No. 33, pp95-97 for a related table purchased by the Earl of Wemyss from the Bullock Sale of 1819 and described in the catalogue as ‘a circular table of very scare and finely veined oak, with running border of flowers and foliage of ebony on massive triangular panelled stand’.

More Information

Documentation:	Ample Provenance
Origin:	England
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Amboyna, brown oak, burr yew and holly
Condition:	Good. Good
Creation Date:	c 1820
Styles / Movements:	George IV, Traditional
Dealer Reference #:	enplgxscrwyz
Incollect Reference #:	415599

Dimensions

W.	45.5 in;	H.	29 in;	D.	45.5 in;
W.	115.57 cm;	H.	73.66 cm;	D.	115.57 cm;

Message from Seller:

Wick Antiques was established by Charles Wallrock in the early 1980s. Having grown up in the Antiques world Charles developed an extensive wealth of knowledge. Starting out as a ‘man with a van’ he quickly gained a good reputation and embarked on a longstanding relationship with Harrods. He was later joined by his wife, Caroline Wallrock. Caroline having completed a Persian degree, went on to study at Christie’s fine art and then joined Sotheby’s specializing in Islamic and Japanese works of art