A related design for the monopodia from George Smith, A Collection of Designs for Household Furniture and Interior Decoration, 1808, pl. 87
A PAIR OF REGENCY SIDE CABINETS, English, circa 1815
Width: 41 in; 104 cm
Depth: 13 in; 33 cm
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Note: The cabinets retain most of the bronze painted surface. The Roman ‘Baixas Breccia’ marble tops are of later date. Each cabinet is fitted with one adjustable shelf.
These cabinets with their striking simulated bronze monopodia are strongly influenced by the designs of George Smith (c.1786-1826). Smith’s designs were widely distributed in his pattern book of 1808, A Collection of Designs for Household Furniture and Interior Decoration, in which he proudly declared himself the ‘upholder extraordinary to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales’. Plate 87 in his book displays a library table with very similar monopodia supports.
