Card table
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1760
Materials
Mahogany, oak, holly, yew, satinwood banding, baize, brass, iron
Measurements
72 x 90 x 45 cm
Place of origin
England
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Saltram, Devon
NT 871447.2
Summary
A mahogany and inlaid fold-over card table, English, circa 1760, one of a pair. The top crossbanded and inlaid with a Greek key-type design. The hinged upper leaf folding open to reveal a baize-lined interior within a border veneered with holly and yew. The rear legs and hinged friezes opening in a concertina-action to support the top when open. A sliding oak 'tray' beneath the top. Raised on four cabriole legs carved with acanthus to the knee and with four talon and ball-carved feet. -- The iron hinges to the frieze stamped with the initials 'RF' within a shield. The crude nature of the inlay to the crossbanded edge of the top suggests that it could be a later embellishment.
Provenance
At Saltram by 1951 and accepted by HM Treasury in lieu of full payment of death duty from the Executors of Edmund Robert Parker (1878 - 1951), 4th Earl Morley.
Marks and inscriptions
To iron hinges: struck mark initials 'RF' within a shield