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A Regency amboyna and gilt library table attributed to Seddon and Morel

Creator: Morel and Seddon (Attributed)
Offered by: Wick Antiques LTD

Description
A Regency amboyna and gilt library table attributed to Seddon and Morel, with a rectangular top set upon solid end supports with a turned, reeded and gilded stretcher and gilded bun feet, decorated throughout with rich amboyna veneers and gilt gesso edging to the top and inside the panels of the end supports. English, circa 1815.

This is similar to a group of tables supplied to Windsor Castle by Morel and Seddon, some of which are now in Buckingham Palace. When Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth gave her Christmas Address in 2018, she was seated at a more ornate version with a rich gilt scrolls down the front of the supports.

More Information

Origin:	England
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Amboyna and Gilt
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	Circa 1815
Styles / Movements:	Regency, Traditional
Incollect Reference #:	563621

Dimensions

W.	55 in;	H.	28 in;	D.	27 in;
W.	139.7 cm;	H.	71.12 cm;	D.	68.58 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