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Regency Reading Table
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Regency Reading Table

19th century
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A fine Regency walnut reading table in the manner of Richard Bridgens, a blind-fret pattern to the platform base showing the influence of George Bullock. Two drawers in the frieze are cleverly secured by a spring in order to overcome the need to fit locks and spoil the line. These drawers are easily released by depressing the spring from ubeneath each. Two further small drawers are hidden in plain sight at the canted corners either side of the two principle drawers.

The adjustable, lift-up top has been necessarily but finely relined, the removable lectern book support is readily stored in either of the drawers.

English circa 1830.

24.75 inches x 18.75 inches x 29.75 inches

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Walpoles has dated this Regency Mahogany Reading Table to the Regency era.

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A fine Regency walnut reading table in the manner of Richard Bridgens, a blind-fret pattern to the platform base showing the influence of George Bullock.
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Two drawers in the frieze are cleverly secured by a spring in order to overcome the need to fit locks and spoil the line.
Walpoles

These drawers are easily released by depressing the spring from ubeneath each. Two further small drawers are hidden in plain sight at the canted corners either side of the two principle drawers.

fig 1. A nineteenth-century Regency mahogany reading table with a tooled leather inset top, carved drawer knobs, fluted pedestal column, and carved plinth base on castors.
fig 1. Regency Reading Table

The adjustable, lift-up top has been necessarily but finely relined, the removable lectern book support is readily stored in either of the drawers.

English circa 1830.

24.75 inches x 18.75 inches x 29.75 inches

Date of Manufacture

Walpoles has dated this Regency Mahogany Reading Table to the Regency era.

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SA1056848
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5115
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Archive I A nineteenth-century Regency mahogany reading table with a tooled leather inset top, carved drawer knobs, fluted pedestal column, and carved plinth base on castors.

Regency Reading Table

Archive II A nineteenth-century Regency mahogany reading table with a tooled leather inset top, carved drawer knobs, fluted pedestal column, and carved plinth base on castors. View II
Archive III A nineteenth-century Regency mahogany reading table with a tooled leather inset top, carved drawer knobs, fluted pedestal column, and carved plinth base on castors. View III
Archive IV A nineteenth-century Regency mahogany reading table with a tooled leather inset top, carved drawer knobs, fluted pedestal column, and carved plinth base on castors. View IV
Archive V A nineteenth-century Regency mahogany reading table with a tooled leather inset top, carved drawer knobs, fluted pedestal column, and carved plinth base on castors. View V
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A nineteenth-century Regency mahogany reading table with a tooled leather inset top, carved drawer knobs, fluted pedestal column, and carved plinth base on castors.
Regency Reading Table
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A nineteenth-century Regency mahogany reading table with a tooled leather inset top, carved drawer knobs, fluted pedestal column, and carved plinth base on castors.
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Originating in early nineteenth-century Britain, Regency reading tables are compact occasional tables designed specifically for study and literature. They feature classical proportions, fine wood veneers such as mahogany, leather inset surfaces, and often adjustable tops or drawers mounted on a central pedestal base.

These tables were primarily constructed from dense hardwoods like solid mahogany or rosewood. Secondary woods included oak or pine for internal drawer linings, while surface tops were often inlaid with blind-tooled leather and trimmed with solid brass hardware and castors.

Authentic Regency examples display hand-cut dovetail drawer joints, hand-carved fluting or acanthus leaf details on the pedestal, and original brass cup castors. The underside of the timber will show uneven hand-sawn marks and natural age-related oxidisation rather than uniform modern machine cuts.

Position the table alongside a tailored armchair to create a functional reading corner, or place it in a study to house books and table lighting. The rich wood tones and structured silhouette anchor contemporary seating areas while adding historical texture.

Maintain the mahogany structure by dusting regularly with a soft dry cloth and applying beeswax along the grain once or twice a year. Keep the leather surface conditioned with specialized leather cream, and protect the piece from direct sunlight and harsh radiator heat sources to prevent timber shrinkage.
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