A PAIR OF REGENCY BRASS-INLAID ROSEWOOD SWIVEL-ACTION CARD TABLES

IN THE MANNER OF GEORGE OAKLEY, CIRCA 1820, THE COLUMNAR SUPPORTS REPLACED

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A PAIR OF REGENCY BRASS-INLAID ROSEWOOD SWIVEL-ACTION CARD TABLES
In the manner of George Oakley, circa 1820, the columnar supports replaced
Each rounded rectangular foldover top enclosing baize-lined and gilt-tooled black leather edged playing surface and swivelling to a hidden interior compartment for gaming supplies, above four ring and baluster-turned supports on quadripartite base and splayed tapering legs with brass caps and casters, one bearing the dealer's printed trade label of B. Manheim, New Orleans, the same inscribed in white chalk 416 and MANHEIM 6-6-33, the supports probably replaced and originally grained
29¼in. (74.5cm.) high, 37¾in. (96cm.) wide, 18½in. (47cm.) deep

Lot Essay

In design, profile and decoration, the present pair of card tables compares closely to one by George Oakley dated 1810, illustrated in M. Jourdain, Regency Furniture: 1795-1830, London, 1965, p. 72, fig. 157. George Oakley (1773-1840), upholder and cabinet-maker, ran one of the more successful Regency London firms with various associates producing stylish furniture for, among others, the Royal family. Oakley was especially known for his work in the Greek revival and with 'buhl' inlay. By 1802, he had received royal appointment and the right to advertise with the lion and unicorn flanking the crowned garter on his bill-heading.

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