A CHIPPENDALE CARVED MAHOGANY TURRET-TOP CARD TABLE

PHILADELPHIA, 1760-1780

Details

A CHIPPENDALE CARVED MAHOGANY TURRET-TOP CARD TABLE
Philadelphia, 1760-1780
29¼ in. high, 34¼ in. wide, 16¾ in. deep

Provenance

C.G. Sloan & Company, Washington D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland, 1989
Purchased from Philip Bradley Antiques, Downington, Pennsylvania, 1989

Literature

Patricia E. Kane, "Living with Antiques: A Saint Louis couple collects," The Magazine Antiques (May 2002), p. 114, pl. V.

Lot Essay

With its clean and uninterrupted lines this card table demonstrates a simplicity that contrasts with the highly carved furniture usually associated with Philadelphia during this period. The bold turret corners emphasize the horizontal elements of the table and at the same time ease the visual transition with the tall, upright cabriole legs and crisply-carved ball-and-claw feet.

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