Furniture, Works of Art & Tribal Art - Two Day Sale - 2nd July 2013

Lot 453

λ   A William IV rosewood card table

Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £250

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Description

λ   A William IV rosewood card table, with a replaced circular baize, with remains of die-stamped label and stamped 'W PRIEST 1 & 2 TUDOR ST, BLACKFRIARS', on a quatreform base with carved paw feet and brass castors, 29½in (75cm) high, 36in (91.5cm) wide, 18in (45.8cm) deep.

William Priest established a furniture warehouse in Blackfriars in 1837 where he appears to have stocked a large range of second hand furniture supplying mainly to offices and libraries.