© Victoria and Albert Museum
Table
Artist: designed by Thomas Hope (1769 - 1831)
Location: Victoria and Albert Museum
Date: circa 1800-1805
Materials: mahogany
Dimensions: 75 x 91.5 x 63.5cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £44,000 (Total: £100,000)
Vendor: H Blairman & Sons Ltd
Review number: 5317 (2003)
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Provenance:
Thomas Hope; Henrietta Adela Hope, wife of 6th Duke of Newcastle; Lord Henry Francis Hope Pelham-Clinton-Hope, 8th Duke of Newcastle; by descent to 9th Duke of Newcastle; Diana, Duchess of Newcastle; Wooley and Wallis, 2003; H Blairman & Sons.
Description:
Regency carved centre table designed by Thomas Hope for his home in Duchess Street. Two carved pedestal legs featuring erect palmettes and addorsed creatures support a plain rectangular top. Hope is considered the single most influential figure in the development of the Regency style.
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