IN THE MANNER OF JOHN MCLEAN, CIRCA 1810

Name: A REGENCY BRASS-MOUNTED BRAZILLIAN ROSEWOOD GAMES TABLE
Brand: IN THE MANNER OF JOHN MCLEAN, CIRCA 1810
Price: 6000.00 GBP
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Closed: 18 Apr 2023

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A REGENCY BRASS-MOUNTED BRAZILLIAN ROSEWOOD GAMES TABLE

IN THE MANNER OF JOHN MCLEAN, CIRCA 1810

Closed: 18 Apr 2023

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The rectangular gilt-tooled leather-lined top with D-shaped ends enclosing wells flanking a sliding top revealing a backgammon well and chequer board to the underside, above a beaded frieze drawer opposed by a false drawer, on lyre-shaped supports with an arched stretcher on downswept legs with lion-paw brass caps and castors, the upper stretcher and two cross-braces probably a mid-19th century repair
28¹⁄₂ in. (72 cm.) high; 51³⁄₄ in. (131.5 cm.) wide; 24 in. (61 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

The present table relates closely to the work of John McLean & Son, a cabinet-making firm who practiced at Marylebone Street and various addresses in London from the end of the 18th century until 1825. The lavish use of gilt-lacquered brass mounts figures prominently in McLean's work. The particular detail of a star-form drawer pull also appears on a sofa table in rosewood by McLean, which is illustrated in S. Redburn, 'John McLean and Son', , 1978, vol. xiv, pl. 41B. In addition, the use of rosewood veneers, which provide a strong contrast to the gilt highlights, and the fine construction are other features which support an attribution to this workshop.

The present games table relates to a group of 'Grecian' library tables of virtually identical form. Most recently, a table of this form formerly in the collection of 5th Baron Brownlow (1867-1927), Belton House, Lincolnshire was sold in these Rooms, 17 October 2003, lot 176. Another is illustrated in F. Lewis Hinckley, , 1987, p.95, pl.181. Other examples of this model are known, including one, from the Moller Collection at Thorncombe Park, Surrey, sold Sotheby's, London, 18 November 1993, lot 127; another from the collection of the late the Hon. Mrs Pretyman, Orwell Park, Suffolk, sold Sotheby's, London, 7 July 1995, lot 138, another sold anonymously, Christie's, London, 11 November 1999, lot 60 and further example sold anonymously, Christie's, London, 5 April 2001, lot 70.