$1,169
George II Purpleheart Card Table, England, mid-18th century, oak secondary wood, top with squared corners opens to baize interior with counter cups, small side drawer, cabriole legs ending in pad feet, ht. 29 1/2, wd. 32, dp. 15 1/2 in. Provenance: R. Jorgensen, Wells, Maine, with wood analysis from USDA Center for Wood Anatomy Research. Literature: This lot, and others from the same collection, are illustrated and contextualized in Imagining Ichabod: My Journey Into 18th-Century America Through History, Food, and a Georgian House, by Paula Bennett (Bauer and Dean: New York, 2016). Imagining Ichabod is described as a "warm, personal account of life in an eighteenth-century house and the search for its first inhabitants... [which offers] a fascinating glimpse into [the United States'] colonial period and its years as a fledgling republic." Estimate $800-1,200 Minor repairs above the drawer. Return on the swing leg is replaced. Tight age crack to top. Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2019-07-13
