Table

1817 circa

GEORGE BULLOCK, 1777-1818

This table is of particular importance because it marks a transition between the design of George Bullock and the activity of his student Richard Bridgens.

IN DETAIL

Dimensions

75,5 x 137 x 89,5 cm

Technique

Oak and ebony wood inlays

Description

This table was acquired by James Stirling, a postmodernist architect who was also among the pioneers of Regency furniture collecting during the 1970’s. In that decade, research on Bullock was in its infancy and only thanks to the work of Clive Wainwright and Martin Levy was it possible to include this table in Bullock’s production.

A first decisive connection was to the table in the Victoria and Albert Museum designed in Gothic style by Bullock for Sir Godfrey Vassal Webster, as part of the redesigning of Battle Abbey, Webster’s estate near Battle, Hastings. Furthermore, a drawing of the so-called ‘Wilkinson Tracings’ confirms the inclusion of this table in the corpus of Bullock and his circle.