A VICTORIAN EBONIZED SATIN BIRCH CENTER TABLE BY MILES AND EDWARDS, CIRCA 1840 With octagonal top tilting above a paneled base on a tripartite plinth, stamped 'MILES&EDWARD 134 OXFORD ST LONDON 1095' and with ivorine label inscribed 'S&H JEWELL 26 PARKER STREET, LONDON, W.C.2' 29 in. (73.5 cm.) high, 50 ½ in. (128 cm.) diameter
Miles & Edwards was one the most important firms of the later Regency and Victorian periods. Founded by Henry Miles in 1822, Miles & Edwards supplied clients throughout the country with furniture, fabrics, and wallpapers.