Lot 77
  • 77

A pair of George IV gonzalo alves card tables circa 1825

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description

  • 74.5cm., 91.5cm., 45cm.; 2ft. 5½in., 3ft., 1ft. 5¾in.

Literature

Inventory 1880, probably `2 card mahogany tables' recorded in Lord Courtenay's Sitting Room

One illustrated 'Powderham Castle II', Mark Girouard, Country Life, July 11th 1963, Vol. CXXXIV, p. 140 in the Music Room.

Condition

Generally these are in good condition. One table has old water marks to the top. Both have old marks and scratches throughout consistent with age and use with some minor veneer losses.
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