A CLASSICAL CARVED AND PAINTED MAHOGANY CARD TABLE

NEW YORK, CIRCA 1820

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A CLASSICAL CARVED AND PAINTED MAHOGANY CARD TABLE
New York, circa 1820
The rectangular hinged swivel top with canted corners above a conforming frame over carved, painted and gilt sea-serpent legs joined by a shaped stretcher, fitted with castors
28.15/16in. high, 36in. wide, 186in. deep

Lot Essay

With its swivel-top, gilded and verde antique surfaces and scrolling-tailed dolphins, this table resembles several made Deming and Bulkley of New York for the market in Charleston, South Carolina. For more on this trade and specific examples see McInnis and Leath, "Beautiful Specimens, Elegant Patterns: New York Furniture for the Charleston Market, 1810-1840," in Beckerdite, American Furniture, 1996, pp.137-171.

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