An early Victorian porcelain and ormolu mounted writing table or table a ecrire In the French taste

An early Victorian porcelain and ormolu mounted writing table or table a ecrire In the French taste 1845-1860, mounted with Sevres style porcelain plaques of various proportions, painted with abundant flowers, fruit, exotic birds, trees and foliage within green reserves, the shaped three quarter galleried and tooled leather inset top above two short mahogany lined frieze drawers, flanked by acanthus clasped, volute scroll headed and bellflower cast angle mounts, on cabriole legs, 80.5cm wide x 46cm deep x 75cm high, (31 1/2in wide x 18in deep x 29 1/2in high) Footnotes: A related porcelain mounted table, one with comparable Sevres or Sevres style plaques, to those on the offered lot, sold Christie's, London, 23 May 2018, The Collector, lot 128. A further similar example appears illustrated in C. Payne, European Furniture of the 19th Century, 2013, Woodbridge, p. 288. The present table is redolent of a number of pieces of English porcelain mounted furniture executed in the French taste which were typically often retailed by Edward Holmes Baldock or the firm of Town and Emanuel during the period 1835-1860. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TP TP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information. For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing