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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY CONCERTINA-ACTION CARD-TABLE

CIRCA 1760

細節
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
來源
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.
出版
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.
拍場告示
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.

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Becky MacGuire
Becky MacGuire

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拍品專文

This extraordinary table features an elaborately ruffled and shell- carved frieze much inspired by 'French' designs published by Thomas Chippendale in his Director (see 1762 edition, pl. XXXI for a sofa with closely related apron). The table once formed part of the magnificent collection of English furniture formed by Henry Hirsch (d. 1931) at the turn of the century. Percy Macquoid wrote a two-part article about the collection in Country Life (25 October and 15 November 1924) in which the table is featured. Macquoid also illustrated the table among a number of other pieces from Hirsch's collection in The Dictionary of English Furniture (first published in 1927). The table appears in all three editions of this seminal work.