Lot Essay
A related example with a similar openwork lyre is in the collection of Cliveden, Germantown, Pennsylvania.
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PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR
A CLASSICAL BRASS-INLAID MAHOGANY LYRE-BASE CARD TABLE
PHILADELPHIA, 1810-1820
Details
A CLASSICAL BRASS-INLAID MAHOGANY LYRE-BASE CARD TABLE
Philadelphia, 1810-1820
The rectangular top with bowed front with a hinged leaf above a conforming skirt with carved end panels over carved double-sectioned lyre base, on molded splayed legs, fitted with brass paw feet and castors
29¼in. high, 35in. wide, 17in. deep
Philadelphia, 1810-1820
The rectangular top with bowed front with a hinged leaf above a conforming skirt with carved end panels over carved double-sectioned lyre base, on molded splayed legs, fitted with brass paw feet and castors
29¼in. high, 35in. wide, 17in. deep
Provenance
Israel Sack Inc., New York, 1993
Literature
American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, Vol. IX, p. 2535