A Jasper & Ashford Marble Table by Woodruff
An exceptional Ashford marble tripartite table with a segmented Sicilian Jasper top.
The circular top supported on a turned baluster form Ashford marble column pedestal, inlaid tripartite base resting on bun feet.
The Jasper top appears to be 'on fire' in a certain light. A rare and remarkable piece of work.
English, circa 1845-1850.
59cm/23.2inches (width), 59cm/23.2inches (length), 74cm/29.1inches (height)
Thomas Woodruff started a business in Bakewell in 1842 and was described as ‘Inlayer, and Worker in Marble’, ‘Black Marble Inlayer’ and ‘Black Marble Worker’. By 1857, he had moved to Buxton and referred to himself as a ‘petrifactioner’ – selling of fossils, mineral specimens, marble and of course ‘Blue John’ to the thriving tourist trade in Buxton. His name had been firmly established in 1851 when under the patronage of the Prince Consort, he exhibited two inlaid tables at the Great Exhibition.
An exceptional Ashford marble tripartite table with a segmented Sicilian Jasper top.
The circular top supported on a turned baluster form Ashford marble column pedestal, inlaid tripartite base resting on bun feet.
The Jasper top appears to be 'on fire' in a certain light. A rare and remarkable piece of work.
English, circa 1845-1850.
59cm/23.2inches (width), 59cm/23.2inches (length), 74cm/29.1inches (height)
Thomas Woodruff started a business in Bakewell in 1842 and was described as ‘Inlayer, and Worker in Marble’, ‘Black Marble Inlayer’ and ‘Black Marble Worker’. By 1857, he had moved to Buxton and referred to himself as a ‘petrifactioner’ – selling of fossils, mineral specimens, marble and of course ‘Blue John’ to the thriving tourist trade in Buxton. His name had been firmly established in 1851 when under the patronage of the Prince Consort, he exhibited two inlaid tables at the Great Exhibition.
Description
An exceptional Ashford marble tripartite table with a segmented Sicilian Jasper top.
The circular top supported on a turned baluster form Ashford marble column pedestal, inlaid tripartite base resting on bun feet.
The Jasper top appears to be 'on fire' in a certain light. A rare and remarkable piece of work.
English, circa 1845-1850.
59cm/23.2inches (width), 59cm/23.2inches (length), 74cm/29.1inches (height)
Thomas Woodruff started a business in Bakewell in 1842 and was described as ‘Inlayer, and Worker in Marble’, ‘Black Marble Inlayer’ and ‘Black Marble Worker’. By 1857, he had moved to Buxton and referred to himself as a ‘petrifactioner’ – selling of fossils, mineral specimens, marble and of course ‘Blue John’ to the thriving tourist trade in Buxton. His name had been firmly established in 1851 when under the patronage of the Prince Consort, he exhibited two inlaid tables at the Great Exhibition.
