$1,778
Federal Mahogany Inlaid Double Swing-leg Card Table, attributed to Jacob Forster, Charlestown, Massachusetts, c. 1795, the demilune top with string-inlaid edge opens to rest on two swinging legs, one of which opens to reveal a hidden drawer, on string-inlaid apron bordered with zigzag banding, on four squat double-tapering string inlaid legs with zigzag banded cuffs, (imperfections), ht. 28 1/2, wd. 36, dp. 17 3/4 in. Note: For an illustrated example of a labeled Forster table with the same legs, see The Work of Many Hands: Card Tables in Federal America 1790-1820, (Hewitt, et al.), catalogue no. 24, pp. 140-142. top a little sunbleached, minor losses to inlay.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2009-06-07
