Lot 280
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A GEORGE III FIDDLEBACK-MAHOGANY CARD-TABLE
A GEORGE III FIDDLEBACK-MAHOGANY CARD-TABLE

POSSIBLY SCOTTISH

Details
A GEORGE III FIDDLEBACK-MAHOGANY CARD-TABLE
Possibly Scottish
The hinged crossbanded top, enclosing a green baize-lined interior, above a frieze drawer, on cabriole legs
30 in. (76 cm.) high; 45 in. (115 cm.) wide; 22 in. (57 cm.) deep

Lot Essay

A pattern for a related elliptical pier-table with serpentined legs is published in Messrs A. Hepplewhite & Co. The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide, 1788 (pl. 65). The exceptional width of this card-table introduces the rare feature of a pair of hinged legs at the back.

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