Lot 925
  • 925

Fine and Rare Federal Inlaid Cherrywood Five-Legged Games Table, Manner of Nathan Lumbard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Circa 1800

Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description

  • cherrywood, mixed woods
  • Height 29 in. by Width 36 1/8 in by Depth 17 1/4 in.
urn and flowering vine inlaid with square top and gadrooned skirt featuring extravagant use of pictorial inlays, paterae and icicle inlays.

Provenance

Dr. Andrew and Mrs. Henrietta Panettieri, Shelburne;
Joan Brownstein, Ithaca, New York.

Condition

Wear commensurate with age and use. Refinished. There is a 1/2 by 1/2 inch patch to the left of the oval medallion on the top. The lower board of the top has two 1/4 by 1.5-inch patches and two 1 by 1 inch patches. There is a small 1/4 by 1/4 inch resin infill to the proper back left fan on the upper top. A small 1/4 by 1/4 triangular patch beneath the urn on the frieze.
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