A Victorian walnut, sycamore and floral marquetry centre table The circular tilt top with wide floral inlaid border and central circular floral spray; all in various woods including purplewood, rosewood, boxwood and harewood with ivory flowerheads, with a similarly inlaid spreading octagonal shaft and tripartite base with scroll feet and castors, 142cm diameter, 75cm high. Tables of this type, veneered in richly figured walnut and decorated with exquisite floral marquetry, are traditionally associated with Edward Holmes Baldock (1777-1845). He designed furniture both in the 18th century style and in more contemporary styles, that may have been made at his Hanway Street London workshop or commissioned from other established cabinetmakers such as Holland and Sons. Rather than being a manufacturer or retailer in a traditional sense, Baldock’s activities link him more closely with the 18th century marchands-merciers such as Daguerre and Poirier. N.B: This lot is subject to CITES regulations