An English gilt-bronze mounted ebony, amaranth, satinwood and trellis parquetry table ambulante in the manner of Donald Ross of Denmark Hill London, circa 1885, retailed by Edwards and Roberts

the rectangular top above a single frieze drawer and raised on rectangular tapering legs joined by a shelf stretcher, the frieze drawer stamped EDWARDS AND ROBERTS. 

Tarnishing to gilt bronze. Overall in good condition with the usual minor scratches, dents and nicks to veneers and carcass consistent with age and use. The top with a vertical crack consistent with wood shrinkage and with scratches to veneers throughout. The stretcher has warped over time also consistent with wood shrinkage.
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Donald Ross of 13 Denmark Square, Soho, specialized in the "dotted marquetry trellis work" popularized by Garnier and Sené in Paris in the 18th century.  According to a letter from Ross' son Thomas to the Victoria and Albert Museum in October 1928, his first suite in this style was old in 1851 at the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park, thought to have been bought by Queen Victoria, and sold by a house agent called Freyberg.  Tables by Ross were also sold by John Watson of Oxford Street. 

A similar table to the present lot is in the Victoria and Albert Museum.