Fine Furniture & Collections - Day Two - 01 Jul 2026
λ A RARE DOCUMENTARY GEORGE II PADOUK OR HUANGHUALI KNEEHOLE DESK OR 'BUREAU TABLE'
£3,000 - £4,000
λ A RARE DOCUMENTARY GEORGE II PADOUK OR HUANGHUALI KNEEHOLE DESK OR 'BUREAU TABLE'
BY JOHN BELCHIER, C.1730-40
the caddy moulded edge top above a frieze drawer, with a paper trade label inscribed 'Made by John Belchier at the Sun in St. Pauls Church Yard', above seven further drawers, around a central cupboard, on bracket feet
76.5cm high, 71.8cm wide, 45.5cm deep
Literature
Illustrated in Christopher Gilbert, 'Pictorial Dictionary of Marked London Furniture 1700-1840', p.87.
Catalogue Note
John Belchier is first recorded at The Sun, St. Paul's Church Yard in 1717 and remained there until his death in 1753. His most famous commission was at Erddig where he supplied a suite of giltwood and gesso tables, pier glasses and sconces which remain in situ.