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Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
3167BBoston
November 3, 2018 10:00 AMCalender
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Mahogany and Mahogany Veneer Inlaid Demilune Card Table

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$4,613$3,750
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 3167BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 03, 2018 10:00AM

Description:

Mahogany and Mahogany Veneer Inlaid Demilune Card Table, probably Baltimore, Maryland, area, c. 1790-1800, the top with string-inlaid and banded border and edge above a conforming skirt joining bellflower-inlaid legs lopped with lily-of-the-valley dies, on banded cuffs, (veneer and inlay patching and losses),ht. 29 1/2, wd. 36, dp. 18 in.

Provenance: Tull Family, Somerset County, Maryland.
Estimate $1,500-2,500

This table is structurally in pretty good shape. There is some damage around one hinge, and there is some veneer cracking and patching, to the crossbanding as well as the skirt veneers. One side of the skirt is also a bit sunbleached.


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