Theakston(e), Christopher, Doncaster, Yorks., carver (1773–74). Polled at York in 1774. Named in the Harewood MS on 17 June 1773 receiving payments for carving feet and pedestals of five mahogany tea tables made by John Walker, a local joiner. A payment was made to Walker on 14 January 1774 for ‘4 Mahogany Tea Tables’ costing £3 18s; and another to Christopher Theakstone was for ‘Carving work done at Harewood House for Edwin Lascelles Esq.’, detailed as: ‘Carving a Set of Feet for round table with Lion feet’, 18s; ‘A Do with Eagles feet & the Mouldings enriched’, £1 10s; ‘A Do with Scrole foot a rafled leaf and Moudings enriched’, £1 5s; ‘A Do with plain Scrole foot & the Moudings enriches’, 10s; and ‘A Do with Eagles feet & the Mouldings enriched’, £1 10s. The first, second and fifth on this list correspond to items sold at Christie's, 1 April 1976, lots 47–49; the third and fourth remain at Harewood. Two full-size working drawings which correspond almost exactly to the two tables still at Harewood in 1976 are almost certainly by Chippendale. [Leeds archives dept, Harewood MS 513; Furn. Hist., 1973, pl. 11A and B; I. Hall, ‘Newly discovered Chippendale drawings relating to Harewood’, LAC, No. 69, 1971; Beard, Georgian Craftsmen]