THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
(Lots 60-69)
A PAIR OF GEORGE III SATINWOOD SEMI-ELLIPTICAL CARD-TABLES
Details
A PAIR OF GEORGE III SATINWOOD SEMI-ELLIPTICAL CARD-TABLES
Crossbanded overall with tulipwood and inlaid with ebony and boxwood lines, each later decorated with a foliate-wrapped fan-shaped medallion, one with Cupid flanked by classical maidens emblematic of the musical arts, the other the decorative arts, within a foliate arabesque border, the hinged top enclosing a red felt-lined playing surface, the panelled frieze decorated with further foliate arabesques, on foliate-trailed square tapering legs with tapering block feet, the painted decoration late 19th early 20th Century, one leg spliced, two legs restored, each inscribed Mrs Howard
36¼in. (92cm.) wide; 29¾in. (76cm. ) high; 18in. (46cm.) deep (2)
Crossbanded overall with tulipwood and inlaid with ebony and boxwood lines, each later decorated with a foliate-wrapped fan-shaped medallion, one with Cupid flanked by classical maidens emblematic of the musical arts, the other the decorative arts, within a foliate arabesque border, the hinged top enclosing a red felt-lined playing surface, the panelled frieze decorated with further foliate arabesques, on foliate-trailed square tapering legs with tapering block feet, the painted decoration late 19th early 20th Century, one leg spliced, two legs restored, each inscribed Mrs Howard
36¼in. (92cm.) wide; 29¾in. (76cm. ) high; 18in. (46cm.) deep (2)
Provenance
Mrs. Howard