This Anglo-Japanese side table by Edward William Godwin sold for £80,000 at Simon Chorley’s sale on November 30.
A similar Anglo-Japanese side table with staggered, folding shelves, fretwork stretchers and delicate brass fittings resides in the Metropolitan Museum, New York.
A revision to the website description saw a deluge of interest including an enquriy from Max Donnelly of Bond Street dealers The Fine Art Society. He was in the room to buy it at £80,000 (plus 15 per cent buyer's premium).
