Edinburgh Pembroke / Work Table by Bruce & Burns

Late George III mahogany Pembroke/work table by 'Bruce and Burns of Edinburgh'. The diminutive table with finely figured mahogany top with string inlay, two flaps with rounded corners, held open by wooden hinges, with a full-length drawer with a heraldic escutcheon, the top of the drawer with the name clearly stamped, beneath the drawer, there is a chequered inlay, resting on four elegant square tapering legs with string inlay including an arched top, finishing on a brass cup and original brass castors. ... Burns, William South Bridge, Edinburgh; cabinet maker (fl. 1799-1813 ) Partner in the cabinet-making firm of Bruce and Burns, recorded at 16 South Bridge between 1799 ... that they were successors to the firm of Braidwood and Bruce, who moved to South Bridge St. in 1788. A card table ... Source: <https://bifmo.furniturehistorysociety.org/find-people?source=676> Dictionary of British and Irish Furniture Makers, 1500-1914(BIFMO) <https://bifmo.furniturehistorysociety.org/entry/burns-william-1799-1813> Burns, William (1799-1813)