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Rosewood Regency Library Table in the Manner of William Trotter
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Rosewood Regency Library Table in the Manner of William Trotter

19th century
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Circa 1815. An exhibition quality rosewood regency library table in the manner of ‘William Trotter, Edinburgh’. Top with blue gilded and embossed leather writing surface, with a broad cross banding and simple moulded edge. There are three drawers (ash lined) to the frieze front and back, each with inverted beaded panels. (Trotter feature), two of the drawers are faux, both gables have panels with similar beading, and there are small vertical panels on each of the corners on all facings. The elegant library table stands on four turned legs with carved acanthus leaves towards the top of the legs which taper, there is a further carved and beaded section beneath, all resting on brass cups and casters.

Physical Dimensions
Height
77cm (30.31")
Width
109cm (42.91")
Depth
79cm (31.10")
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Georgian Antiques has dated this Regency Rosewood Library Table to the 19th Century.

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SA1053729
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30475
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Circa 1815. An exhibition quality rosewood regency library table in the manner of ‘William Trotter, Edinburgh’.
Top with blue gilded and embossed leather writing surface, with a broad cross banding and simple moulded edge.
Georgian Antiques

There are three drawers (ash lined) to the frieze front and back, each with inverted beaded panels. (Trotter feature), two of the drawers are faux, both gables have panels with similar beading, and there are small vertical panels on each of the corners on all facings. The elegant library table stands on four turned legs with carved acanthus leaves towards the top of the legs which taper, there is a further carved and beaded section beneath, all resting on brass cups and casters.

Height
77cm (30.31")
Width
109cm (42.91")
Depth
79cm (31.10")
Date of Manufacture

Georgian Antiques has dated this Regency Rosewood Library Table to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1053729
Dealers Internal Ref
30475
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Archive I A Regency rosewood library table featuring a blue leather inset top, three beaded frieze drawers, and turned carved legs on brass castors.

Rosewood Regency Library Table in the Manner of William Trotter

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A Regency rosewood library table featuring a blue leather inset top, three beaded frieze drawers, and turned carved legs on brass castors.
Rosewood Regency Library Table in the Manner of William Trotter
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A Regency rosewood library table featuring a blue leather inset top, three beaded frieze drawers, and turned carved legs on brass castors.
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Originating in early nineteenth-century Britain, Regency library tables were designed as freestanding executive surfaces for formal rooms, characterised by symmetrical proportions, fine timber veneers, and inset leather tops.

Cabinetmakers during this era favoured high-grade exotic timbers such as rosewood and mahogany, often paired with gilded brass hardware, castors, and gold-tooled leather writing surfaces.

Authentic pieces feature dense, distinctively grained rosewood veneers, hand-dovetailed drawer joinery, original brass wheel castors, and Period-accurate decorative motifs such as acanthus leaf carving or beaded mouldings.

Position the table centrally in a home office or living room to function as a focal executive desk, balancing its heavy visual weight with contemporary lighting and neutral walls.

Keep the wood nourished with high-grade beeswax polish applied along the grain, protect the leather surface from direct heat and liquid spills, and regularly clear dust from carved leg details.
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