Pick of the Week: Devil is in the detail for Tasmanian table

Shortly after the catalogue for Bellmans’ recent sale in Wisborough Green, Sussex had gone to press, a printed paper label was noticed to the underside of this burr-veneered occasional table. It read 'L Pearson, Cabinet Maker & Upholsterer, 3 Elizabeth Street, Hobart Town'.

This was something altogether rarer and more desirable than a £300-500 George IV occasional table.…

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