A WILLIAM IV ROSEWOOD OCCASSIONAL TABLE An unusual William IV parcel gilt rosewood occasional table. The square top is fitted with a vellum still life of flowers, in the manner of Redoute. The table stands on a rosewood column surmounted by a gilt capital of laurel leaves and supported by a tripod of giltwood C scrolls. The whole standing on a concave sided square plinth terminating in hairy paw feet on castors. England, circa 1830 Height: zgYzin (75cm) Width: 27 in (69cm) Depth: 23 in (58.5cm)
Pierre-Joseph Redoute (io July 1759 - 20 June 1840), was a Belgian painter and botanist, known for his paintings of roses, lilies and other flowers at Malmaison. Redoute was born in Saint-Hubert, Luxembourg, which is now part of Belgium. The use of a vellum still life as decoration for a table top is highly unusual. The still life itself was considered precious and this is demonstrated by the fact that the table top when lifted gives the impression of a frame around the picture. This sort of table was often used as an impromptu fire screen and therefore had to look as finished up as down.