Two Scottish Regency rosewood and upholstered footstools attributed to William Trotter of Edinburgh, early 19th century

each square example covered in needlepoint and wool-work, with moulded edges and flattened bun feet together with a Scottish Regency gilt-brass mounted mahogany example with a gadrooned border on cast paw feet, covered in velvet (3)

The two stools possibly William Trotter, Edinburgh, 2 September 1809; '2 hassocks stuffed and covered with silk chord and tassel to each corner, £0-15-09' supplied to Sir John Stuart or another by William Trotter, Edinburgh, 23 July 1810; A hassock footstool on gilded ball feet and moulding square and stuffed and covered with your sewing and a silk tassel to each corner, £2-2-0' supplied to Sir William Forbes, 7th Bt., both NLS (Acc.4796/154)

Very decorative and charming. Wear and losses to needlework, which is probably later. Chips and old marks to the rosewood. Smallest example with stains to velvet and loss to passmenterie.with exposed nails. Cast paw feet with ingrained polish and wear, possibly repositioned. This is a great lot but exhibits the kind of wear one would associate with age and use over a very long period of time. Other measurements: 24cm. high, 44.4cm. by 44cm. and 19cm. high, 29cm. wide, 26cm. deep; 9 1/2 in., 1ft. 5 1/4in., 1ft. 5 1/4in.; 7 1/2in., 11 1/1/2 in. 10 1/4in.,
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