The serpentine shaped rectangular top, cross banded in kingwood and inlaid with floral marquetry in a variety of woods on a harewood background. The sides reflect the serpentine shaping of the top, and are also cross-banded in kingwood and inlaid with floral marquetry.

Having a drawer to one side and gilt-metal mounts to the tops of each of the four kingwood veneered cabriole legs which terminate in gilt-metal sabots.

English, Circa 1770

The Mounts
The mounts on this french inspired table are comparable to the mounts found on an extensive group of furniture attributed to the leading émigré London cabinet-maker Pierre Langlois. Particular comparison may be made to a commode believed to have come from Malvern Hall, Warwickshire. A further comparison may be made between the inlaid borders to the top of the table and those found on the commode.



The treatment of the metal work on this table is also particular to a number of Eighteenth century English cabinet makers, principally Cobb, Chippendale and Langlois. The mounts used were of brass which was abraded and burnished before being heat treated and then finally lacquered. The gilded effect that this process produced had a very different look to the French fire-gilded process.

Pierre Langlois
The fashion for inlaid and ormolu-enriched furniture was accentuated by the French ebeniste, Pierre Langlois. Based in Tottenham Court Road, London, from the 1750's, Langlois specialised in furniture which made him the most renowned cabinet-maker of his time. His introduction of Parisian style to English furniture brought considerable business success. Commissions were received from the Royal family, the Dukes of Northumberland and Bedford, the Earl of Coventry and the Marquis of Zetland.

Height: 26 " 67.5cm

Width: 18" 46cm

Depth: 15" 38cm