$23,700
Pair of Federal Mahogany and Wavy Birch Inlaid Card Tables, North Shore, Massachusetts, c. 1810, the serpentine tops with half-serpentine ends and banded edges above the conforming skirts with slightly projecting central mitered panels centering ovals, with lower borders of contrasting and checkered banding, the tapering legs with medial cuffs similarly banded, continuing to tapering turned feet, one table with old dark surface, one with old refinish, (imperfections), ht. 30, wd. 38 1/4, dp. 18 3/4 in. Provenance: These card tables were originally owned by Theophilus Parsons (1749-1813) who was born in Newbury, Massachusetts, and moved to Boston in 1800. After graduating from Harvard, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1774. He was a member of both the state constitutional convention of 1779-1780, and the committees which drafted and later ratified the constitution. He became the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts from 1806 until his death. His portrait appears in the catalogue for illustrative reasons only. It is not for sale.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2009-06-07
