Lot 5
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AN EARLY GEORGE III MAHOGANY CARD-TABLE
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AN EARLY GEORGE III MAHOGANY CARD-TABLE

CIRCA 1760

Details
AN EARLY GEORGE III MAHOGANY CARD-TABLE
CIRCA 1760
The rectangular hinged top with green baize-lined playing-surface, above a blind fretwork frieze, on square blind fret chamfered legs
29¼ in. (74 cm.) high; 35¼ in. (89.5 cm.) wide; 17½ in. (44.5 cm.) deep, closed
Provenance
George C. Willson (+); Christie's, New York, 12 October 1996, lot 109.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

Such fretwork, both pierced and 'blind' appeared on an elaborate suite of furniture known as the 'Weller-Poley' suite, sold by the Trustees of the J. H. Weller-Poley Will Trust, in these Rooms, 3 July 1997. A pair of card-table from the suite (lot 23) was sold for £38,900. Such 'Gothick' fretwork designs featured on chair-patterns in Thomas Chippendale's Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, 1754, pl. XXIV.

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