Y A SINHALESE ROSEWOOD, CALAMANDER AND SPECIMEN PARQUETRY WRITING TABLE, GALLE, CIRCA 1830

Y A SINHALESE ROSEWOOD, CALAMANDER AND SPECIMEN PARQUETRY WRITING TABLEGALLE, CIRCA 1830Geometrically inlaid with an oval of various specimen woods to form a radiating pattern, above a cavetto and bead and reel frieze, supported on scrolled lyre-form and palmette end supports with lapetted plinths, joined by an amboyna veneered stretcher and with lapetted feet with inset brass and hardwood castors74cm high, 89cm wide, 65cm deepWhile the form clearly follows pattern books of the Regency period such as Thomas Hope’s HouseholdFurniture and Interior Decoration, 1807, and George Smith's A Collection of Designs for Household Furniture and Decoration in the Most Approved and Elegant Taste, 1808, the distinctive cross-cultural flavour, choice of specimen timbers andnotable proficiency in combining and laying the inlays – cut at specific angles to best reveal thecontrasting grains, colour and character of each timber – places this table amongst the most luxurious pieces offurniture produced in Ceylon for the British market at this time.

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Condition
Good, structurally secure, with wear and tear consistent with age and use. There are dents marks and scratches and shrinkage cracks throughout. Some shrinkage in the wood specimens in the top.

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