IN THE MANNER OF GEORGE BULLOCK, 20TH CENTURY

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AN ENGLISH EBONY-INLAID BROWN OAK AND WALNUT DINING TABLE
IN THE MANNER OF GEORGE BULLOCK, 20TH CENTURY
The oval figured top with double cross-banding encircled by linked inlaid ebonized beads and stringing, tilting above a turned tapered column with a gilt-metal collar of berried laurel leaves on inlaid down-curved legs, with printed and inscribed Ann and Gordon Getty Collection inventory label
31 in. (79 cm.) high, 78 in. (198 cm.) wide, 68 1/2 in. (174 cm.) deep

Provenance

By repute, Lord Newlands, Mauldslie Castle, Rosebank, Lanarkshire, bought at the sale of the castle in the early 1930s.
Thence by descent until sold anonymously; Sotheby's, London, 20 November 1992, lot 173, where sold as Regency and with reputed provenance.

Special Notice

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Lot Essay

This table imitates pieces by the esteemed Regency furniture-maker George Bullock (1777-1818), who had a very distinct style that often proudly incorporated locally sourced materials such as brown oak and walnut and looked to Antiquity for design inspiration.

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