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Description A Regency mahogany extending dining table, circa 1810, by Thomas Butler, the rounded rectangular tilting top with a reeded edge, the telescopic extending action with an arrangement of loper bearers fitted with detachable threaded turned legs, the central turned pedestal support with four reeded downswept legs ending in brass paw feet with castors, bearing the brass trade label of Thomas Butler etc..., 243 cm long including two leaf insertions, 140cm deep Thomas Butler (1787-1814) specialised in the manufacture of patent furniture, including dining tables and bedsteads. He is operated from premises at 13/14 Catherine Street which was close to his leading rival Morgan and Sanders (see G. Beard and C. Gilbert, The Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840, Leeds 1986). A table bearing a similar brass trade label is illustrated in C. Gilbert, The Pictorial Dictionary of Marked London Furniture 1700-1840, Leeds 1996, p. 131, figs, 179-180.