AFTER PHILIP WEBB OVAL DINING TABLE, 20TH CENTURY

AFTER PHILIP WEBB OVAL DINING TABLE, 20TH CENTURY
mahogany or satinwood, with ebonised details and inlay
183cm wide, 136cm deep, 77cm high
Literature: Whiteway M. and Gere C. Nineteenth Century Design: From Pugin to Mackintosh, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1993, p.100, pl. 108 where an original table is illustratedParry L. William Morris, London, 1996, p.175 Note: In 1861 Philip Webb began collaborating with William Morris at Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. (later Morris & Co.). The original design for this table was adapted from a table which Webb designed for Edward Burne-Jones in the 1850's. The firm later produced several related examples for high-profile commissions, including Standen House, Sussex for the Beale family, Swan House, Chelsea and for the library at Tangley Manor, where Webb made alterations and additions and Morris provided the decorations. The current lot is a variant of the original design without the central column which is replaced by a carved boss.