A Regency mahogany hall bench, circa 1815, in the manner of Marsh & Tatham, the moulded rectangular top with raised and rounded ends, above a plain frieze, on reeded turned tapering legs, 48cm high, 182cm wide, 40cm deep Provenance: Property from a Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler Interior, London For a related bench, see Christie's, London, The Sunday Sale, 9th December 2007, Lot 185 (£16,100). The antique design and ornament of this hall bench derives from the fashion popularised Thomas Hope's Household Furniture and Interior Decoration (1807), where the origins of the design elements incorporated in this bench can be seen. Related elements also feature in George Smith's design for a 'stately throne' in his Collection of Designs for Household Furniture and Interior Decoration, 1808, (pl. 58) 'Upholder Extraordinary to His Royal Excellency the Prince of Wales'. Work in this style is typical of the prominent early 19th century firm Marsh & Tatham. Based in Mount Street, Mayfair, they carried out major aristocratic and Royal commissions as cabinetmakers and upholsterers, including work for the at the Prince of Wales at the Royal Pavilion, Brighton.