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Lot 188
  • 188

A pair of Anglo-Chinese padouk card tables mid 18th century

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • PADOUK
  • 77cm. high, 84cm. wide, 41.5cm. deep; 2ft. 6¼in., 2ft. 9in., 1ft. 4¼in.
the hinged tops with polished interiors with recesses for candles and gaming counters, with gateleg action

Provenance

Probably in the collection of William Ewart Berry, 1st Viscount Camrose, Hackwood Park, Hampshire;
thence by descent to his son Colonel Julian Berry, The Old Rectory, Tunworth, Hampshire

Condition

Generally these tables are both in good re-finished condition. Both have a slight warp to the top. Some old marks and scratches.
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