Lot Essay
A related table of this form, with eared angles, was sold Sotheby's London, 12 July 1996, lot 70. A further example from Munsley House, Norfolk was also sold Sotheby's London, 5 November 1997, lot 728.
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A GEORGE I WALNUT CARD-TABLE
The rectangular featherbanded eared hinged top enclosing a green baize-lined surface with four counter-wells and four candle-stands, above a plain frieze with a drawer to each end, on cabriole legs and pad feet, restorations to veneer and drawers
30 in. (76 cm.) high; 32 in. (82.5 cm.) wide; 17 in. (44 cm.) deep, closed
The rectangular featherbanded eared hinged top enclosing a green baize-lined surface with four counter-wells and four candle-stands, above a plain frieze with a drawer to each end, on cabriole legs and pad feet, restorations to veneer and drawers
30 in. (76 cm.) high; 32 in. (82.5 cm.) wide; 17 in. (44 cm.) deep, closed