A CHIPPENDALE CARVED AND INLAID MAHOGANY CARD TABLE

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A CHIPPENDALE CARVED AND INLAID MAHOGANY CARD TABLE
PHILADELPHIA, 1770-1790

The hinged rectangular serpentine molded edge top with outset rounded corners above a conforming drawer with cockbeaded surround flanked by oval paterae inlay above an apron with carved gadrooning centering floral devices, on molded square tapering legs (one leg replaced)--28¼in. high, 37½in. wide, 18½in. deep

Provenance

Acquired August 23, 1964

Lot Essay

This card table, with its serpentine top and gadrooned skirt, incorporates several of the design elements typically associated with Thomas Affleck of Philadelphia. A related table attributed to Affleck with latticed corner brackets and Marlborough legs is illustrated in Downes, plate 346