A Diminutive Chippendale Card Table

Written By Andrew Melville

Probably Essex County, Massachusetts, circa 1760–1785
Mahogany with white pine secondary; original brass hinges. Old repair to crack in front leg; polished surface.
Height 28 inches; top: 28 ½ x 13 inches; base: 20 ½ x 11 ½ inches.

Of notably small and desirable scale, this Chippendale card table features a boldly overhanging rectangular top above cyma-scalloped aprons and cabriole legs terminating in finely carved claw-and-ball feet. The sharply defined, pointed knees are characteristic of furniture attributed to Essex County, Massachusetts.

Provenance:
Probably with Jess Pavey, Birmingham, Michigan;
Private collection

Andrew Melville

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