Pair of card tables
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Pair of card tablesEntry/Object ID
F 76.8a, bDescription
The D-shaped frames are constructed of three laminated layers of wood in front, dovetailed to a rear rail. The frame sides are veneered and have an applied molding strip along the bottom edge. The frames support D-shaped hinged top leaves that swivel on a threaded iron spike . The top leaf of each table is veneered with matching mahogany. Veneers inside the folding tops match only in color and grain character, but not pattern. The table frames attach to four half-lyres or S-shaped supports, each reeded on the outside and having roundels applied to each side of the lower scroll. The bottoms of the supports are tenoned into a rectangular base or plinth that stands on four sweep legs attached to the corners. Each leg has stylized acanthus carving on the top surface and ends in a brass capped foliate foot and caster. A finial with a swirl rising from stylized acanthus leaves is doweled into the center of each base. Veneered panels decorate the sides. Secondary woods are covered with a red ""mahoganizing"" wash.Category
Furniture