The Antique Furniture Company

Description

A Scottish Regency mahogany and rosewood crossbanded sofa table by William Trotter of Edinburgh. The richly figured mahogany top with boxwood stringing and rosewood crossbanding repeated to the edge and long D-shaped drop flaps, the frieze also crossbanded and with an opening drawer and a faux drawer to both sides and each with an ebonised outline and turned knob handles. The top supported by four elegant curved supports resting on a concave platform base raised on four hipped saber tapering legs with ebonised stringing terminating in brass box caps and castors. Good colour and joints firm, some veneer losses mainly to the frieze. Base of the same design but with stringing rather than reeding, as a card table by William Trotter currently listed and reputedly made for Wedderburn House (Castle), Duns.

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Overall dimensions (approx)
Width closed - 93.5cm (36 3/4in)
Width open - 166cm (65 3/8in)
Depth - 67.5cm (26 1/2in)
Height - 73.5cm (29in)

Ref: 0770

William Trotter (1772-1833) was born into a family of merchants, descended on the maternal side from the family of John Knox. He followed in his father, Thomas Trotter’s footsteps, to become a member of The Merchant Company in 1797 and by 1805 he took over the firm Young & Trotter where he had been junior partner. Accounts from the firm survive for over fifty patrons including Marquesses, Earls, Lords and Baronets.

Often regarded as the greatest and most eminent of all Scottish cabinet makers, his success was in part due to his appreciation for his client's taste. Using the finest quality materials, Trotter developed a distinctive Regency style typically characterised by bold carving, beaded moulding and reeded legs and supplied furnishings to some of Scotland's most important houses and institutions including the Holyrood House, Dumfries House, Mount Stuart, Paxton House, The Advocates Library in Edinburgh, Edinburgh’s Parliament House, Assembly Rooms and Register House. Trotter had showrooms at Princes Street, Edinburgh from 1810 until his death in 1833.

Please appreciate all our items are antique and as such may have minor scratches, marks, knocks, shrinkage splits signs of old woodworm, and minor losses to veneer, which combine with care and years of polishing to create an individual character and patina. We cannot describe each marks separately and therefore suggest you do take the time to request extra photos. We do offer a 14 day money back guarantee for UK purchases but cannot refund the return shipping cost.