An early Victorian Anglo-Indian ebony library table to a design by Richard Bridgens

An early Victorian Anglo-Indian ebony library table to a design by Richard Bridgens, after a design by Richard Bridgens, the rectangular moulded edge top with a burr amboyna segmented panel, above pierced Gothic style trestle ends united by a central stretcher, with turned column supports, on leaf carved bun feet, 72.8cm high, 121.8cm wide, 61cm deep.

This present lot was designed by the 19th century architect, designer and artist Richard Bridgens and was published in his 'Furniture with Candelabra and Interior Decoration' of 1838. It was labelled as Elizabethan style and Bridgens is famous for his work in the Baronial style inspired by Scottish Renaissance architecture. Many of his designs were made by the Liverpool cabinet maker George Bullock and he worked with various architects including James Watt.

See Jeremy Cooper, Victorian and Edwardian Furniture and Interiors, fig. 58 for a design for the present lot.