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CIRCA 1755
Details
A GEORGE II MAHOGANY CONCERTINA-ACTION CARD TABLE
CIRCA 1755
The rectangular hinged top enclosing a green baize-lined playing surface, above a blind-fret carved frieze, on rosette-pierced legs with inner spiral turning, one hinge stamped MW, the legs apparently altered in form
29 ½ in. (75 cm.) high, 35 ¾ in. (91 cm.) wide, 17 ¾ in. (45 cm.) deep
CIRCA 1755
The rectangular hinged top enclosing a green baize-lined playing surface, above a blind-fret carved frieze, on rosette-pierced legs with inner spiral turning, one hinge stamped MW, the legs apparently altered in form
29 ½ in. (75 cm.) high, 35 ¾ in. (91 cm.) wide, 17 ¾ in. (45 cm.) deep
Provenance
Marsden J. Perry, Providence, Rhode Island.
Rogers Fund, 1924.
Rogers Fund, 1924.
Literature
The Gentleman & Cabinet-Maker's Director, 'A Biographical Sketch of Thomas Chippendale and a Selection of Photographs of Chippendale-Type Furniture', Dover Publications, New York, 1966, pl. 11A.
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