A Regency ebony inlaid burr maple and oak circular center table Circa 1815, Manner of George Bullock

the segmented top centered by a flowerhead, the border inlaid with berried leaves and tilting above a flaring concave-sided standard, the conforming plinth raised on paw feet, on casters.  The underside bearing an Apter-Fredericks Label.

Apter-Fredericks, London

Overall good condition; the ebony stringing to the top with four losses each between 3 and 4 inches long; some small losses to ebony inlay; the base with a small replaced section to the molding above one canted corner; one concave side of tripartite base with separation over lines of construction with slight tearing to the veneers; overall with minor scratches and wear.
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The present table bears similarity to the work of George Bullock (b. 1777/78 – d. 1818) especially as it is made with burr maple and oak, indigenous materials favored by Bullock, as well as being inlaid with a foliate band to the top typical of his oeuvre.  The foliate band of fruiting laurels is similar if not almost identical to an inlaid brass banding found on a circular center table made by Bullock for the Duke of Atholl at Blair Castle, Perthshire, Scotland, in 1814. The design for the laurel banding can also be found in the Wilkinson Tracings, p. 137 (Wainwright et al, op. cit. p. 67)  Another table made by Bullock and purchased by the Earl of Wemyss at the Bullock sale in 1819 is similar to the present table in its overall form and in the use of burr figured wood as the ground with an ebony-inlaid foliate banding all on oak paw feet.  (ibid, p. 96)

See:

Clive Wainwright, Lucy Wood and Martin Levy, George Bullock, Cabinet Maker, London, 1988

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