Details
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY CONCERTINA-ACTION CARD-TABLE
CIRCA 1760
The serpentine rectangular solid mahogany top with foliate-carved edge and opening to a red leather-lined playing surface, above a rockwork and C-scroll carved frieze to all four sides, on cabriole legs headed by C-scrolls and shells, with acanthus-carved scrolled feet, restorations to surface
27¾ in. (70.5 cm.) high, 35¾ in. (91 cm.) wide, 17¾ in. (45 cm.) deep, closed
Provenance
Henry Hirsch, Esq., 23 Park Lane, London.
'The Important Collection of English Furniture, Fine Chinese Porcelain, French and Italian Furniture and Objects of Art formed by Henry Hirsch, Esq.'; Christie, Manson and Woods, London, 10 June 1931, lot 52 (illustrated; to M. Harris for 651 gns.).
With M. Harris & Sons, London.
With Malcolm Franklin Antiques, Chicago, 1986.
Literature
P. Macquoid, 'Mr. Henry Hirsch's Furniture - I', Country Life, 25 October 1924, p. 632, fig. 4.
P. Macquoid and R. Edwards, eds., The Dictionary of English Furniture, London, 1927, vol. III, p. 193, fig. 27.
R. Edwards, ed., The Dictionary of English Furniture, rev. edn., Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1954, vol. III, p. 200, fig. 26.
R. Edwards, ed., The Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture, London, 1964, p. 523, fig. 19.
Sale room notice
Please note that the correct description of this lot should read:
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY CONCERTINA-ACTION CARD-TABLE
CIRCA 1760, THE TOP PROBABLY AN OLD REPLACEMENT
The current top appears to have been on the table at least since the time it was photographed for the 1924 article cited in the catalogue.
