Pair of Federal Mahogany and Wavy Birch Veneer Card Tables

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Pair of Federal Mahogany and Wavy Birch Veneer Card Tables, New Hampshire, c. 1810-15, the folding tops with serpentine fronts, half-serpentine ends and ovolo corners on conforming skirts bordered by crossbanding and having with matched veneer panels, all joining ring-turned, tapering, reeded legs ending in turned feet, refinished, (imperfections),ht. 28 1/2 - 29 1/2, wd. 38 1/2, dp. 18 1/2 in.
Estimate $3,000-5,000

one table with about 1 inch missing from feet - removed long ago; rear swing leg on shortened table broken and repaired; chunk of crossbanding missing from lower edge on front, rehinged, and small patch near hinges on the other table; one table refinished more recently.

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