MASSACHUSETTS, 1790-1810

細節

A PAIR OF FEDERAL CARVED MAHOGANY DEMILUNE CARD TABLES
MASSACHUSETTS, 1790-1810
Each with molded D-shaped top above a conforming skirt with bead and dash lower molding on fluted tapering square legs
28½ in. (72.5 cm) high, 36 in. (91.5 cm) wide, 18 in. (45.5 cm) deep (2)

來源

with John Walton, Jewett City, Connecticut.

注意事項

This lot is offered without reserve.

拍品專文

Card tables were widely made throughtout Federal America, due primarily in a response to the increased popularity of card-playing as a favored past-time of the wealthy. The demilune form was the most common form, particularly in Massachusetts. Rarely surviving in pairs, these tables are further distinguished by elegant mahogany veneers, a subtle syncopated bead treatment along the lower edge of the skirt and fluting down the square tapering legs.