A GEORGE II MAHOGANY CARD TABLE WITH NEEDLEWORK PLAYING SURFACE, The table: English, circa 1755
The needlework: English, circa 1800
Height: 29 ½ in; 74.5 cm
Width: 36 ¼ in; 92 cm
Depth (closed): 18 in; 46 cm
Depth (open): 35 ½ in; 90 cm
Width: 36 ¼ in; 92 cm
Depth (closed): 18 in; 46 cm
Depth (open): 35 ½ in; 90 cm
4459731
£50,000 - £100,000
The hinged back legs support the fold-over top to reveal the playing surface with needlework insert.
The hinged back legs support the fold-over top to reveal the playing surface with needlework insert.
Provenance
Property of a lady, sold by order of bankers to liquidate a charge in 1932;
Private collection, England.
Literature
Illustrated:
Christie, Manson & Woods, ‘English and French Furniture’, sale catalogue, 23 June 1932, pp. 12-13, lot 55.
