A George III sycamore and marquetry table circa 1775

in the manner of John Cobb, the rosewood banded oblong top inlaid with an oval panel of ribbon tied flowers over a drawer on square tapering legs, originally with an alternative stretcher arrangement

The decoration to the top of the present table has close affinities with furniture associated with the Royal cabinet-maker John Cobb (1715-1778).  In particular the oval panel of floral marquetry epitomises his inlaid designs and can be seen in other pieces attributed to Cobb including a commode formerly in the Leverhulme collects ion, illustrated in Lucy Wood , The Lady Lever Art Gallery, Catalogue of Commodes, 1994, p.95, pl. 86.