Fine Coaching Table

Coaching tables are always interesting and are a practical form of furniture even if we have given up our coaches.  Produced in different forms at least the 17^th century through the 20^th century some were simple, some a little more complex but all were designed to be folded away in the smallest amount of space, to be produced when lunch or a picnic was required.

This example is of particularly fine quality with excellent mahogany veneers cross banding and boxwood line inlay.  (Most are a solid piece of timber as they are susceptible to damage)

The quality indicates a private London commission from a very wealthy patron and although quite difficult to estimate we date the piece to the earlier part of the 19^th century.

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