£2,500
A George III mahogany 'hutch' breakfast / pembroke table
In the manner of Thomas Chippendale, the hinged rectangular top above a frieze drawer, with wire mesh to the sides, on square chamfered legs, joined by a shaped under-tier, on castors, 104cm wide, 63cm deep, 73cm high.
A related table was supplied by Thomas Chippendale in 1759 to John Stuart, Earl of Dumfries (d.1814), see C. Gilbert, The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale, Bristol, 1978. This form of table with a cupboard to the underside was described by Chippendale in his influential publication The Gentleman and Cabinet-Makers Director, London, 1754 and relates to pl.XXXIII. Chippendale suggested decorative wire work as an alternative to wooden fretwork and the idea being that a servant could see used breakfast things and clear them away. During the 18th century breakfast was generally taken in the bedroom.
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