Side Table
ca. 1805 (made)
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Object Type
Although this table is unconventional in style and in the choice of materials, the shape, with two legs and a broad top, is typical of side tables. It is one of a pair with an octagonal table en suite.
Places
In 1805 there was already a very large library, of two stories with a gallery, at Stowe House, Buckinghamshire. The Gothic Library was created in a former schoolroom below the existing Library and connected to it by a staircase. It was furnished with a set of Indian 17th-century carved ebony chairs, as well as the suite of furniture, which included this table.
Historical Associations
Messrs Christie & Manson sold the contents of Stowe House on the premises over 40 days in August, September and October 1848. The sale, caused by the massive debts of the Duke of Buckingham, attracted buyers that included Queen Victoria, who had recently visited Stowe with Prince Albert, several members of the Rothschild family, and various prominent dealers from London. The pair of side tables and the octagonal table en suite were bought by the same person and remained together until 1972. The octagonal table is now in the Brighton Museum and Art Gallery.
Although this table is unconventional in style and in the choice of materials, the shape, with two legs and a broad top, is typical of side tables. It is one of a pair with an octagonal table en suite.
Places
In 1805 there was already a very large library, of two stories with a gallery, at Stowe House, Buckinghamshire. The Gothic Library was created in a former schoolroom below the existing Library and connected to it by a staircase. It was furnished with a set of Indian 17th-century carved ebony chairs, as well as the suite of furniture, which included this table.
Historical Associations
Messrs Christie & Manson sold the contents of Stowe House on the premises over 40 days in August, September and October 1848. The sale, caused by the massive debts of the Duke of Buckingham, attracted buyers that included Queen Victoria, who had recently visited Stowe with Prince Albert, several members of the Rothschild family, and various prominent dealers from London. The pair of side tables and the octagonal table en suite were bought by the same person and remained together until 1972. The octagonal table is now in the Brighton Museum and Art Gallery.
Object details
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| Brief description | Side table, ca. 1805, English, designed by Sir John Soane |
| Physical description | Ebonised mahogany table with moulded ivory decoration |
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| Object history | Designed by Sir John Soane (born in 1753, died in 1837) for the 'Saxon Library' or 'Gothic library' at Stowe, Buckinghamshire; probably made in London. Purchased from the family of Mr and Mrs Charles Handley-Read, Beaconsfield. Another table, a pair to this, was sold at Sotheby's Belgravia, 1 November 1972, also from the Handley-Read collection. |
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| Summary | Object Type Although this table is unconventional in style and in the choice of materials, the shape, with two legs and a broad top, is typical of side tables. It is one of a pair with an octagonal table en suite. Places In 1805 there was already a very large library, of two stories with a gallery, at Stowe House, Buckinghamshire. The Gothic Library was created in a former schoolroom below the existing Library and connected to it by a staircase. It was furnished with a set of Indian 17th-century carved ebony chairs, as well as the suite of furniture, which included this table. Historical Associations Messrs Christie & Manson sold the contents of Stowe House on the premises over 40 days in August, September and October 1848. The sale, caused by the massive debts of the Duke of Buckingham, attracted buyers that included Queen Victoria, who had recently visited Stowe with Prince Albert, several members of the Rothschild family, and various prominent dealers from London. The pair of side tables and the octagonal table en suite were bought by the same person and remained together until 1972. The octagonal table is now in the Brighton Museum and Art Gallery. |
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| Accession number | W.32-1972 |
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| Record created | January 25, 2001 |
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