Lot 174

Top: in good condition, has been repolished but sensitively, some small sections of repair to edges with pieces of veneer let in, recent scratch to one corner, faint shallow scratches to polish and wear to edge but overall in very good condition consistent with age and use
Base: section of repair to corner of frieze, legs and pedestals in good condition with no visible signs of repair or damage, handles tarnished
Additional leaves: overall in good condition with some small chipping to edges, one section with repair to veneer, one leaf with two gouges (one small and one large)


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Morgan & Sanders (1801-1820) was the partnership of Thomas Morgan and Joseph Sanders who were both former employees of Thomas Butler. They were one of the first London furniture-making firms to regularly advertise in periodicals and they had a longstanding involvement with Rudolph Ackermann who published The Strand and the monthly periodical The Repository of Arts. They primarily advertised their ranges of patent furniture which at the time was a term used to refer to any piece of furniture which had interchangeable parts or could be transformed from one type of furniture into another (also known as metamorphic furniture). As such, they became known for their extendable dining tables and metamorphic chairs which converted to beds or library steps.