A REGENCE OAK CONSOLE TABLE

Sybil, 5th Marchioness of Cholmondeley, née Sassoon, (1894-1989) was one of the great tastemakers of the 20th century. Scion of the prominent Sassoon and Rothschild families, she married George, 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley in 1914. From the Sassoon London residence, 25 Park Lane and her husband’s seat, Houghton Hall, she amassed a huge collection of British and continental furniture, as well as Old Master paintings and modern works.

It is not clear when exactly this console table entered the Sassoon collection, but it is almost certainly one of a pair included and illustrated in the Great Drawing Room in the 1933 exhibition 'Three French Reigns' held at the 25 Park Lane. It was listed as belonging to Lady Cholmondeley's brother Sir Philip Sassoon (1888-1939) who had inherited the property from his parents Sir Edward Sassoon, 2nd Bt (1856-1912), and Aline, née de Rothschild, (1867-1909).