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FEDERAL INLAY CARD TABLE
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Pre 1837 VR item# 713924 (stock# 6466)
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Gordon S. Converse and Co.
610.722.9004
$7,500.00
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A Federal American gaming table, possibly of New England origins. The intricate swag inlay with a central star and oval inlays on the pilasters above the squared tapered legs and the ovoulo top form all suggest a sophisticated cabinetmaker working in one of the population centers such as Boston or Baltimore. Gregory Weidman's "Furniture in Maryland" mentions that gaming tables like this were often made in pairs, a less known fact that is revealed only by newspaper advertisements an ...click for details
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AMERICAN SLANT FRONT DESK
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Pre 1837 VR item# 713923 (stock# 7553)
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Gordon S. Converse and Co.
610.722.9004
$4,400.00
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An American slant front desk of the Federal era, ca 1800-1820. A solid mahogany desk with a hinged writing surface opening above four graduated drawers. A non-stepped interior of curly maple with drawers and a prospect door. The original splayed French feet emerge below inlaid maple banding. Repairs and restorations are relatively minor and include replaced losses of some banding inlay, repair of writing surface door hinges, and thumbnail moldings. The stamped brass pulls may be original. RL*
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