Apter-Fredericks

Important 18th & 19th Century Antique Furniture

Mahogany

A Fine George III Mahogany Carlton House Writing Table
A Rare George II Mahogany Side Table
A George III Hepplewhite Period Mahogany Cabinet of Exceptional Colour and Patination
A Regency Mahogany Games Table Attributable to Gillows of Lancaster
A George III Carved Mahogany Settee
A Pair of Chippendale Period Mahogany Concertina Action Card Tables
A Pair of George III Large Bergere Chairs
A George III Mahogany Commode of Unusual Form
A Regency Period Mahogany & Ebony Writing Table
An Early Regency Oval Mahogany Occasional Table
A George III Carved Mahogany Side-table
An Exceptional Carved Mahogany Side Table by William Vile
A Pair of Regency Period Mahogany Curricle Bergeres
A Rare George II Carved Mahogany Armchair
A Matched Pair of George III Mahogany Commodes Attributed to Henry Hill of Marlborough
A George III Chippendale Period Carved Mahogany Serpentine Fronted Side Table
A George III Mahogany Silver Table
A 19th Century Mahogany Presentation Wheelbarrow and Spade with Silver Plated Mounts by Elkington & Co.
A George III Window Seat
A Pair of George III Mahogany Armchairs Attributed to Gillow of Lancaster
A Rare Pair of George III Mahogany Plate Buckets
A Nineteenth Century Mahogany Tobacco Jar
An Unusual Regency Period Mahogany Cellaret
An Important George III Mahogany Library Table of Superb Colour & Quality
A George II Walnut Serpentine Front Commode
A George III Carved Mahogany 'Chinese' Chippendale Silver Table
A Most Exceptional George III Mahogany Serpentine Fronted Chest on Chest
A George III Satinwood Bonhuer du Jour in the Manner of George Simson
A Pair of George IV Mahogany Hall Chairs in the Manner of Sir Robert Smirke
A Pair of George II Carved Mahogany Gainsborough Armchairs
A Most Unusual George III Carved Mahogany Whatnot
A Pair of George III Breakfront Cabinets
A Pair of George III Adam Period Carved Mahogany Armchairs
A Pair of George III Adam Period Rosewood Semi-Elliptical Console Tables
A Regency Period Mahogany Extending Dining Table
The Hinton House Commodes Attributed to Ince & Mayhew
A Fine Pair of George III Hepplewhite Period Mahogany Armchairs Attributed to John Cobb
A Set of Eighteen George III Mahogany Dining-Chairs
A George III Carved Mahogany Side Table
A George III Mahogany Oval Wine Cooler
A Rare George III Carved Mahogany Armchair
A George III Carved Mahogany Bookcase
A George III Carved Mahogany Stool
A Rare Mahogany Miniature Dumbwaiter
A Rare George III Carved Mahogany Armchair
A George III Chippendale Period Carved Mahogany Commode
Saved For The Nation
A Rare George III Mahogany Urn Stand
A George III Carved Mahogany Urn Stand
A Rare George III Mahogany and Brass Champagne Cooler
A George II Period Carved Mahogany Bureau Cabinet Attributed to Giles Grendey
A Fine George III Adam Period Mahogany Side Table
A George II Period Pedestal
A George III Mahogany and Cross-banded Barometer
A George III Mahogany Card Table in the Manner of Ince & Mayhew
An Expanding Circular Dining Table by Robert Jupe
A George II Carved Mahogany Side-table Attributed to Giles Grendey
A Regency Period Hall Seat Attributed to George Bullock
An Important Regency Mahogany Sideboard With a Pair of Pedestals en Suite. Attributed to George Oakley
A Pair of George III Adam Period Carved Mahogany Sidechairs
An Elegant Georgian Mahogany Circular Dining Table
An Unusual George III Carved Mahogany Tripod Table
Sideboard With a Pair of Pedestals



An Important Regency Mahogany Sideboard With a Pair of Pedestals en Suite. Attributed to George Oakley

The table and pedestals inlaid throughout with satinwood, ebony and brass. The breakfront sideboard with four frieze drawers divided by a satinwood inlaid panel above each leg and a brass inlaid panel between the central drawers. The table standing on reeded turned legs with bronzed lion mask capitals and paw feet. The pair of pedestals, each with a drawer above a paneled cupboard door with brass inlay, and enclosing a shelf, and standing on bronzed paw feet. The sideboard and pedestals of the very finest quality and colour, the veneers carefully selected and the carving on lions' heads and feet crisp and detailed.

Sideboard Pedestals

Length 89 " 2m 19 Length: 19" 50cm
Depth: 28" 72cm Depth 21" 53cm
Height: 36 " 92cm Height 41" 1m05

English, Circa 1810

ATTRIBUTION

Towards the end of the Eighteenth century the influence of the French Empire style of furniture became more evident. Designers like Thomas Hope, the friend of the French architect Percier, interpreted the forms and motifs of the Greco-Roman eras and created a more monumental style of furniture.

One of the more successful of these 'interpreters' was George Oakley, a highly ambitious and successful businessman. Oakley became one of the most famous cabinet-makers and upholsterers in Regency London, even managing to attract Royal patronage.

Although numerous aristocratic clients are recorded in the Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, little documented furniture has been identified other than his work at Papworth Hall, Cambridgeshire, in 1810. Amongst this work was a sideboard and pedestals. Unfortunately, only the pedestals remain, but they bear a striking similarity to our table and pedestals, strong enough for us to confidently attribute our table to Oakley.