Side Table

Maker Unknown, British

Designerpossibly designed by Robert Adam (British, 1728-1792)

Manufacturermanufactured by France and Bradburn (British, 1764 - 1773)

ClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS

Dateca. 1764

Mediumpainted and gilded pine with veneered brown agate and marble top

Dimensions35 x 66 x 30 in. (88.9 x 167.6 x 76.2 cm.)

DescriptionThis is one of a pair of tables in neoclassical style attributed to William France and John Bradburn, two successful cabinet makers and upholsterers who numbered the royal family among their clients.

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of Miss Abigail von Schlegell

Status

On view

Label TextOriginally made for the London residence of a wealthy Scottish politician and collector, this side table (and its pair on the opposite wall) reflects a taste for interior design that recalls the art of ancient Greece and Rome. Both tables feature a delicate carved frieze and spectacular agate and marble top inlaid in a Greek key design.

Object number71.4A