Supplied to Prince of Wales, later George IV, for Brighton Pavilion
Removed from Brighton Pavilion in 1844
Buckingham Palace
Removed from Buckingham Palace prior to 1911
Jeremy Ltd., London

Sotheby's cannot guarantee this item's eligibility for export. Leather replaced with some stains and surface scratches. Hardware appears to be original. Some small veneer losses to rosewood veneer and string inlay. Usual bruises, scratches, and abrasions consistent with use and age.
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Brighton Pavilion was created as the Prince Regent's seaside pleasure pavilion. He commissioned the architect John Nash to transform his small Brighton residence into a fantastical palace in 1815 and the interiors were complete by 1823. While Brighton Pavilion is known for its fanciful chinoserie decorations, the Prince Regent also commissioned many stately pieces in a more subdued Regency style. Tatham, Bailey and Saunders who produced furniture for the various residences of the Regent's household throughout the early part of the nineteenth century supplied many of these types of pieces to Brighton Pavilion. The unique aesthetic created by the juxtaposition of Orientalist and Regency furniture is brilliantly captured to John Nash's illustrations of Brighton Pavilion's interior. In the Blue/South Drawing room, Nash's illustration shows lacquer pieces interspersed with mahogany or rosewood tables, see John Morley, The Making of the Royal Pavillion Brighton, Boston, 1984, fig. 113.

After the death of George IV, Brighton Pavilion was sold by Queen Victoria in 1844. Prior to the sale, she removed many pieces to Buckingham Palace and this table appears to have been part of that group. The 1866 inventory mark refers to the comprehensive inventory of Buckingham Palace taken in that year by Holland and Sons. While the inventory itself no longer exists, the number is also found on a bookcase and a writing table. All 🔯three pieces must have been in the same room, most likely a library.

The table was most likely removed from Buckingham Palace prior to 1911 because it does not bear a 1911 paper label applied to all furniture in the palace during that year💝. Queen Victoria often gave away pieces as gifts, which is most likely how this piece left the Royal Collection.

Sotheby's is grateful 😼to David Beevers of the Roya💖l Pavilion and Museums for his research assistance.