Furniture, Clocks & Works of Art
Furniture, Clocks & Works of Art
Property from the Curwen collections at Workington Hall, Ewanrigg Hall and Belle Isle, Cumbria
A pair of George III boxwood strung and crossbanded mahogany demi-lune card tables by Gillows, 1788
Auction Closed
November 9, 01:23 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Curwen collections at Workington Hall, Ewanrigg Hall and Belle Isle, Cumbria
A pair of George III boxwood strung and crossbanded mahogany demi-lune card tables by Gillows, 1788
the folding tops with later baize inset and gateleg action above a tablet frieze on fluted square tapering legs
74cm. high, 100cm. wide, 45cm. deep; 2ft. 5¼in., 3ft. 3½in., 1ft. 5¾in.
Supplied to John Christian Curwen (1756–1828) for Workington Hall, Cumbria;
Thence by descent.
Thence by descent.
Waste Book, 12 October 1788, p. 2574 (Westminster Archives Centre, 344/12)
The present card tables, together with four others en suite, were supplied to Workington Hall in 1788 and are recorded in Gillows' Waste Book on 12 October, described as '6 handsome Mahogany Circular card Tables lined with fine green cloth. 6 tops x band & strung frame banded in panels... legs fluted...Tablets in the Centres' at a cost of £19. 16s. 0d.