Beschreibung:

Y A REGENCY MAHOGANY, CALAMANDER AND BRASS WINDOW SEAT
IN THE MANNER OF GEORGE OAKLEY, CIRCA 1810
The drop in seat upholstered in green grey velvet
62cm high, 114cm wide, 44cm deep
The use of calamander combined with star and anthemion brass inlay is typical of the cabinet maker George Oakley (1773-1840).
See Dictionary of British and Irish Furniture Makers, 1500-1914: 'The firm of George Oakley produced stylish furniture in the Grecian taste during the decades spanning the turn of the 19th century and was one of the pioneers of 'Buhl' inlay, a form of decoration that regained popularity during the early years of the Regency. Fashionable materials such as rosewood, mahogany and calamander were often used in Oakley's furniture, combined with inlays of satinwood and ebony, and brass stars and bands of metalwork. The high-class furniture made by George Oakley earned him a royal appointment and a contemporary reputation for fine craftsmanship.'