WILLIAM IV STYLE MAHOGANY LOW TABLEWIlliam IV Style Mahogany Low Table, circular top with a gadrooned edge above a globular and lotus leaf-carved flaring base, on circular foot, overall good condition, minor scratches to top, top with matched crotch mahogany veneer, height 24 inches, diameter approximately 53 1/2 inches. Provenance: Property from a private New York collection sold to benefit charitable foundations.
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A William IV rosewood card table, 'D' shape top enclosing baize lining, frieze with beaded moulding, tapering stem with carved detail on platform base with carved claw feet, 3ft. SEE ILLUSTRATION £300-400
A WILLIAM IV ROSEWOOD FOLD OVER CARD TABLE with square column support, shaped platform base and scroll feet 91.5cm wide
A William IV mahogany and satinwood card table 91cm wide 45cm deep 77cm high (closed).
A William IV rosewood card table, the hinged swivel top revealing a baize lined playing surface, the faceted and carved stem above a quatreform platform base to scroll feet and castors, 29.25in (74.5cm) h, 35.5in (90cm) w, 17.25in (44cm) d. Top with restored splits.
Antique English flambé mahogany William IV / early Victorian fold over card table, approx 71cm H x 92cm W x 45cm D (folded)
A William IV mahogany card table, the swivel and hinged baize lined top to a well above a tabletted frieze on ring turned and ribbed tapering legs, 29.75in (75.5cm) h, 36in (91.5cm) w, 18in (45.5cm) d.
A pair of William IV rosewood card tables, each on stepped tapering square column and quatrefoil platform, all mounted with split bobbin turned decoration, on split lions paw feet, 92cm wide (2). Illustrated
* WILLIAM IV ROSEWOOD CARD TABLE
CIRCA 1835
the rounded rectangular foldover top enclosing a baize playing surface, raised on a fluted column support, ending on a quatreform base with bun feet
91.5cm wide, 78cm high, 45cm deep
A William IV rosewood card table, the rectangular top with rounded corners above a panel frieze on a turned and leaf carved column, concave platform and paw feet, 75cm high, 46cm deep, 92cm wide.
Very Fine Rare Set of Six Lyre Back Klismos Chairs: attributed to Duncan Phyfe, New York, circa 1815, each with scrolled back with figured mahogany tablet crest over a very finely carved lyre form splat, upholstered slip seats, ash secondary, on leaf carved saber front legs with carved and gilt hairy paw feet, appear to retain period slip seats, 32-1/2 in. (overall); 17-1/2 in. (seat height); 16 in. (seat width)Note: While made in New York, this remarkable set of chairs was made for the Middleton family of Charleston, South Carolina, and likely started life in the Nathaniel Russell House in that city. The chairs apparently descended in the Russell and Middleton families, ultimately becoming part of the furnishings of "Hey Bonnie Hall", theÿMiddleton family home in Bristol, Rhode Island, and the city where Nathaniel Russell was born. Nathaniel Russell's daughter, Alicia Hopton, married Arthur Middleton, whose son was Nathaniel Russell Middleton, who married Anna DeWolf, daughter of William DeWolf, builder of "Hey Bonnie Hall. " Two chairs apparently from this set are pictured in early photographs of "Hey Bonnie Hall. " It is interesting to note that the architecture of "Hey Bonnie Hall" is markedly similar to the Gordon-Banks house, a detail that William undoubtedly noted and enjoyed. For a discussion of these chairs and of Charlestonians' taste for New York furniture in the period, see McInnis and Leath, "Beautiful Specimens, Elegant Patterns: New York Furniture for the Charleston market, 1810-1840" (Chipstone, 1996) pp. 137-174. One from the Banks set is illustrated as figure 6, and McInnis and Leath note that the set "(Represents) the very best of Phyfe's work. "Duncan Phyfe's design for lyre back chairs of this type is documented in his pencil sketch done for the Bancker family, circa 1815. They were expensive in their day, with "stuffed" seats costing a bit more than caned seats at $23 per chair. This rare surviving set of six is distinguished from the other known published examples by its very finely detailed leaf and rosette carving on the lyre backs, quite distinct from the leaf carving typically found on Phyfe chairs of this period. Two other chairs with this distinctive carving, and probably from the same set, are in the collection of Winterthur Museum (see Montgomery, American Furniture, The Federal Periodÿ(New York, 1966). Examples from the Banks set are widely published, including in Wendy Cooper, In Praise of America, catalog no. 294, in Jonathan Fairbanks, American Furniture 1620 to the Presentÿ(New York 1981) p. 259, andÿin Katherine Gross Farnham, ?Living with Antiques: The Gordon-Banks House in the Georgia Piedmont, ? The MagazineÿAntiques, 102, no. 3 (September 1972): p. 444. ÿPeter Kenny illustrates two closely related lyre back chairs in Duncan Phyfe: Master Cabinetmaker in New York, plates 17 and 20. Other closely related examples include a set made forÿthe family of William Livingston, Governor of New Jersey, one of which is illustrated in 19th century America, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1970, catalog 27. ÿ; Provenance: Some chairs with early jelly labels inscribed "bequest of Miss. N. Rosalie Creighton, Sept. 1931"; purchased from Israel Sack, New York, October 1971 for $24, 000 (original invoice accompanies lot). The Sack receipt records "These chairs were given to the Newport Historical Society in 1931 by Miss Elizabeth Creighton of Newport in memory of her mother, Elizabeth Coffin Creighton of Charleston, South Carolina. This set of chairs was acquired by us from the Newport Historical Society and are presumed to be part of the set which belonged to the Middleton family and is shown in the Middleton home in Bristol, Rhode Island - "Hey Bonnie Hall. " The pair of satinwood card tables shown in Mrs. Middleton's "Hey Bonnie Hall" dining room (photostat) and the pair of lyre chairs in "Hey Bonnie Hall" drawing room (photostat) were acquired by Israel Sack in the 1930's. "Hey Bonnie Hall" in Bristol Rhode Island was built by William DeWolf in 1808. DeWolf's daughter Anna DeWolf (1815-1908) married Nathaniel Russel Middleton (1810-1890) of Charleston, who is buried in Magnolia Cemetery in Charleston. Middleton, plantation owner, state representative, and President of the College of Charleston had five children with Anna DeWolf. Middleton's first wife was Margaret Emma Izard, daughter of Henry Izard. Margaret died at the young age of 24, and Nathaniel subsequently married Anna DeWolf. ; The Estate of William N. Banks, Jr. , Newnan, Georgia Condition this set survives in a remarkably fine state of preservation, all chairs front feet formerly fitted with casters (now removed), scattered veneer cracks and checkingÿto crest tablets, some wear and minor chips at knees, and other scattered minor surface flaws; Chair II: possible restoration at one front foot (lamination lines differ from the other chairs); Chair III: possible restoration at one front foot side lamination; Chair IV: break and repair at one front foot with glue residue at bottom, evidence of pin repair from back; Chair VII: minor cracks to one side of lyre, crack and repair at one rear foot, lacking one small rosette at side of crest; Chair X: crack at base of one lyre, break and repair at one foot, minor crack at one side rail; Chair XI: two tenon repairs at side rails, break and repair at one front foot
A William IV D-shaped oak card table, the cross banded top lined with green baize on a turned column and concave rectangular base with lion paw feet
A William IV rosewood card table with carved column on platform and gadrooned bun feet 2ft 5in. x 3ft x 1ft 6in. Estimate ?300-400 Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Gorringes Conditions of Sale.Sold for ?500
A WILLIAM IV MAHOGANY CARD TABLE, CIRCA 1830
The fold over mahogany veneered swivel top folding out onto support, above cushion fronted frieze flanked by acanthus scroll mouldings, on a four sided baluster form column terminating in quatrefoil platform with four hairy paw feet with scroll leaf ankles, 91.5cm width x 45cm depth x 74cm height.
A William IV mahogany card table, the hinged and swivel 'D' shape top with a baize lined playing surface above a faceted baluster stem, the quatreform base to carved scroll feet and castors, 29.5in (74.7cm) h, 35.75in (91cm) w, 18in (45.5cm) d.
Federal Cherry One-drawer Worktable and a William IV Mahogany Game Table, England and America, 19th century, the worktable with square top and drop leaves over a one-drawer apron and ring-turned legs, the card table with rounded-corner rectangular swivel-top on a flaring columnar shaft and shaped platform base, ht. to 29, wd. to 35, dp. to 18 1/4 in. Estimate $200-250 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
A William IV rosewood card table, 'D' shape top with bead borders, enclosed baize lining, on tapering oblong pedestal stem and carved claw feet, 3ft
A William IV rosewood card table, the hinged swivel top with a circular baize lined surface, on a carved leaf baluster stem and a quatreform base with leafage scroll feet to brass castors, 29in (73.8cm) h, 36in (91.8cm) w, 18in (45.8cm) d. Splits to top, old repairs.
A WILLIAM IV MAHOGANY CARD TABLE
A William IV walnut banded rosewood card table on turned column and quatrefoil platform, 92cm wide.
WILLIAM IV ROSEWOOD FOLDOVER CARD TABLE CIRCA 1835 the rounded rectangular foldover top with a green baize playing surface, on a turned and lotus carved column and quadriform base, raised on leaf carved bun feet 92cm wide, 76cm high, 46cm deep Estimate £ 500-700. Sold for £600 (buyer's premium included)
A William IV rosewood card table with green baize interior, carved frieze to the front, faceted baluster column support and shaped plinth base with carved paw feet, 36" wide.
AN ELEGANT WILLIAM IV ROSEWOOD CARD TABLE, CIRCA 1830'S...AN ELEGANT WILLIAM IV ROSEWOOD CARD TABLE, CIRCA 1830'S, in the classical taste and having a rounded rectangular swivel hinged top opening to a green baize inset game surface, above a frieze centering a conforming recessed panel, raised on a circular columnar support with lower serpentine vertical reeded banding on an "X" form plinth and scrolling paw feet. NOTE: this table was purchased from Phillips, London, October 1984, lot 50. Height: 29" Width: 36 1/8" Depth: 17 3/4"
A William IV rosewood card table, the fold-over top on octagonal column to a platform base, 91cm wide/Provenance: Tidenham Manor
WILLIAM IV STYLE MAHOGANY AND PARCEL-GILT TRIPLE PEDEST...William IV Style Mahogany and Parcel-Gilt Triple Pedestal Extension Dining Table having a rectangular top with a gilt border, raised on two ring-turned lotus-leaf gilt applied columns, along with a quadripartite base raised on gilt hairy paw feet, can be used as a double or triple pedestal height 29 1/2 inches, width (extended) 93 1/4 inches, depth 53 1/4 inches, extension leaf width 35 1/2 inches, closed 54 1/4" x 88", open with three leaves 54 1/4" x 128" Provenance: Property from a private New York collection sold to benefit charitable foundations Condition: : overall good, one leaf with no gilt on one side (rubbed off), minor surface scratches, table has slight hitch where sections meet, missing two clips
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A William IV mahogany card table
A late William IV/early Victorian fold over top round inlaid burr walnut card table on central column with quadripartite scrolling legs.94cm. dia.
A William IV rosewood card table, the rounded rectangular top on turned column and quatrefoil platform resting on four lions paw feet, 92cm wide.
A William IV brass mounted rosewood card table with carved and demi-fluted column on platform and scroll legs with fitted brass paw feet 2ft 6ins x 3ft x 1ft 6ins Estimate ?500-800 Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Gorringes Conditions of Sale.Sold for ?500
George IV style mahogany drop leaf pembroke table with banded inlaid top and drawers. ht. 28 in. , top open: 32" x 49 1/2". Provenance: Estate of Willi: George IV style mahogany drop leaf pembroke table with banded inlaid top and drawers. ht. 28 in. , top open: 32" x 49 1/2". Provenance: Estate of William and Teresa Patton, Lake Ave Greenwich, CT Condition All lots are sold "AS IS" The condition of lots can vary widely and are unlikely to be in a perfect condition. *No credit card payments will be accepted for silver, gold, or jewelry from buyers that have not purchased from our gallery in the past.
Antique English William IV fold over card table, missing surface, approx 75cm H x 90cm W x 44cm D (closed)
A WILLIAM IV ROSEWOOD FOLDING CARD TABLE of rounded oblong form with green baize lining, swivel top, tablet frieze flanked by foliate scrolls, concave tapering stepped faceted stem with leaf tip banding, concave platform base on scroll carved lion paw feet and castors, 36" wide
Pair William IV Figured Rosewood Card Tables: British, 19th century, each with figured rosewood throughout, old over tops, segmented pedestal bases with carved lion paw feet, ˜29 x 36 x 36 in. Note: This lot contains animal or plant material that may be restricted under federal, state and/or local law. Prospective bidders should check all applicable government wildlife restrictions prior to placing a bid. The buyer is solely responsible for obtaining anynecessary licenses or permits from federal, state and/or local authorities applicable to their purchase or transport of the object. Please note that bidders in New Jersey may not bid on any lots containing elephant ivory, mammoth ivory, or rhinoceros horn. Note: This lot contains animal or plant material that may be restricted under federal, state and/or local law. Prospective bidders should check all applicable government wildlife restrictions prior to placing a bid. The buyer is solely responsible for obtaining anynecessary licenses or permits from federal, state and/or local authorities applicable to their purchase or transport of the object. Please note that bidders in New Jersey may not bid on any lots containing elephant ivory, mammoth ivory, or rhinoceros horn. Condition veneer losses to pedestal bases, otherwise generally good with typical veneer cracks and repairs, other typical surface flaws˜
A William IV rosewood veneered card table, hinged top enclosing baize lining, frieze carved with scrolls, on reeded and carved pedestal stem and platform base with bun feet, 3ft. SEE ILLUSTRATION
A William IV rosewood card table, the hinged swivel top to a circular baize lined surface above a scroll carved frieze, a turned and leaf carved baluster stem, and on paw feet and brass castors, 29.25in (74.2cm) h, 36in (91.2cm) w, 18in (45.8cm) d.
General wear and minor veneer loss, the stem with an old crack.
A William IV carved mahogany card table with cluster column support on outswept legs and fitted brass castors 2ft 5 x 3ft x 1ft 5ins Estimate ?600-800 Top with some light / old scratches small knock at back edge and 2 inch small repair to veneer on back edge. Light wear to frieze and a little heavier at base. All superficial but overall good. Later baize. FURTHER IMAGES ALREADY AVAILABLE AT WWW.GORRINGES.CO.UK Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Gorringes Conditions of Sale.Sold for ?400
A William IV figured mahogany rectangular card table the red baize lined folding top with rounded front corners and with moulded apron on rectangular moulded centre column and quadruple inswept platform base on moulded scroll feet and castors 36ins wide x 18ins deep x 29ins high (in poor condition throughout)
A William IV mahogany turnover card table
raised on a circular column on a quadrpartite base with carved feet. 94cm wide
Federal Mahogany Carved and Inlaid Lady's Secretary-bookcase, attributed to Thomas Seymour, Boston, c. 1807-12, the decorative eglomise painting attributed to John Ritto Penniman, the turnings possibly by Henry and/or Thomas Ayling. some brasses replaced, (minor imperfections), ht. 76 3/4, wd. 37 1/2, dp. 19 3/4 in. Provenance: John Bryant III (1780-1865), a Boston China Trade Merchant, and his wife Mary Cleveland (Smith) Bryant (1784-1860). Presumably to their son John Bryant IV (1811-1847) and his second wife Mary Ann (Lee) Bryant. To their daughter Julia Bryant (1847-1901), who married Brigadier General Charles Jackson Paine (1833-1916), a railroad magnate and yachtsman, of 87 Mount Vernon Street, on March 26, 1867. To their daughter Georgia Paine Fisher Howland. To her son Charles Paine Fisher. Estate of Charles P. Fisher. Note: The lady's secretary and bookcase was a cultural badge signifying a Boston lady of refinement and education during the Federal period. Mary Cleveland (Smith) Bryant (1784-1860) was such a lady. She had been well-educated as daughter of Rev. John Smith, a professor of Ancient and Middle Eastern Languages at Dartmouth College, and was widely read. It was probably purchased around the time of, or a few years after, her marriage in late 1807 to John Bryant III (1780-1865). He was the son of John Bryant II, the Deputy Commissary of Military Stores at the Federal Armory in Springfield. The elegant bookcase provided space for the increasingly affordable books then available to educated Bostonians. It was also designed to provide everything needed for letter writing to her increasingly dispersed family. The year after the couple's marriage on November 25, 1807, Bryant evidently furnished their Boston house, listing twenty-seven payments in his financial Waste Book under the category "House Furniture". These included one for a "Bedstead" on July 5, 1808 to Boston's premier cabinetmaker, Thomas Seymour. Under financial pressure in 1808, Bryant shipped out on an adventure in the brig Mandarin for Canton, his first to China. Bryant's voyage and trading proved extremely profitable. After his return in 1809, he formed a partnership with William Sturgis dba Bryant and Sturgis, which eventually became one of Boston's most successful China trade firms. The couple lived initially in a fashionable home in Tremont Place, later on Beacon Street near Charles Street. After his return, Bryant made numerous additional purchases of house furnishings in 1810, including another from Thomas Seymour for $39.00 for unspecified furniture which he recorded on Dec. 27. This payment may have been for the present secretary and bookcase. However, Bryant's several voyages in this period are reflected in sporadic and incomplete entries for household expenses. Other purchases from Seymour and other craftsmen probably went unrecorded. Surviving Bryant family and business records do not include actual bills and receipts. The secretary is one of at least four which employ églomisé (reverse glass) painting in two shades of green with repeating Gothic arches and centering stylized leafage. Details are picked out in fine black lines. This "fancy painted" work can be firmly attributed to John Ritto Penniman based on the very high quality of work, and on at least two of his characteristic techniques - faux-shadowing below and to the right of both leaves and arches which simulate light cast from the upper left; and detailed modeling formed by two or more layers of fine black lines applied at right angles to each other, also simulating depth and shadows. Penniman was a tenant in Thomas Seymour's Boston Furniture Warehouse from at least 1808-1810. The two collaborated numerous times, most commonly for decoratively painted panels featuring flowers, leafage, or sea-shells on work boxes and quartetto, work and card tables. Every aspect of the Bryant family secretary reflects Seymour's habitual attention to detail and precise execution. Mahogany veneers are carefully selected of four different grain characters. Spandrels between gothic arches at the tops of the doors are beautifully faced with book-matched curly satinwood and outlined with his typical very fine-gauge black and white stringing lines. Large drawer fronts are framed with curly maple crossbanding, each accented by sand-scorching one long edge to provide greater depth and modeling. Keyholes on doors and drawers are lined or faced with bone shaped to three different patterns. Precisely executed small-scale bead moldings are employed on lower case edges, the frieze, as an astragal molding on the glazed doors, on pilaster columns separating door panels and on the cornice. Molding miter joints are perfect. Drawer construction follows Seymour's typical habits, with fine-gauge dovetails and bottoms beveled on the edges to fit into grooves in drawer sides and fronts. Glue blocking on drawer bottoms along front edges is of even size and evenly spaced. Glue blocks along the drawer sides are cut into short, regular segments from one continuous strip of pine, then butted, glued and cut off at an angle at the rear edge. Small interior and mid-case drawers require no glue blocking. The design of the cornice is particularly refined, with its central oval inlaid with curly satinwood and black stringing surround set into a stripe-figured mahogany ground, its upper molded frame in the form of a semi-oval, and elegantly shaped and molded finial support block above. The small turned roundels applied at terminations of the half -oval molding and on the leg blocks were employed frequently by Seymour in this period. They reflect English Regency designs he began employing at about this period, and which increasingly dominated his work from about 1808 to 1817. Seymour's use of lion-pattern hardware for the interior drawer pulls also follows Regency period preference. An interesting and perhaps unique feature is the hinged lid which slants downward when opened to enable easier writing. This is supported at both ends by lopers which also slant down and slide in slanted housings in the case. Seymour's penchant for constant experimentation resulted in enormous variation in his work. Except for sets and pairs, no two pieces it seems are alike. The Bryant secretary is no exception. Robert D. Mussey, Jr. Milton, Mass. Note: Please note that a copy of Robert Mussey's Furniture Examination Report is available for this piece, with endnotes. We would like to thank Mr. Mussey for his assistance in cataloguing this lot. Estimate $100,000-150,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
William IV carved mahogany card table circa 1835rectangular hinged top with rounded corners and circular green baize insert, on column support and shaped platform with paw feet.H29 1/2" W36" D17 7/8"
Green felt is replaced. Several veneer repairs, wear consistent with age.
A William IV rosewood card table, D-shaped top with bead-and-billet moulding, baize lining enclosed, the frieze with carved scrolls on tapering columnar stem and platform base with carved claw and ball feet, 3ft. - faults
A William IV rosewood card table, on carved hairy paw feet and castors, 28.75in (73.2cm) h, 36in (91.7cm) w, 18in (45.6cm) d. Water damage, veneer loss.
AN ELEGANT WILLIAM IV ROSEWOOD CARD TABLE, CIRCA 1830'S, : AN ELEGANT WILLIAM IV ROSEWOOD CARD TABLE, CIRCA 1830'S, in the classical taste and having a rounded rectangular swivel hinged top opening to a green baize inset game surface, above a frieze centering a conforming recessed panel, raised on a circular columnar support with lower serpentine vertical reeded banding on an "X" form plinth and scrolling paw feet. NOTE: this table was purchased from Phillips, London, October 1984, lot 50. Height: 29" Width: 36 1/8" Depth: 17 3/4"
A William IV rosewood card table, the hinged swivel top revealing a baize lined surface on a turned stem and a quatreform base, the disc feet to sunken brass castors, 29in (73.5cm) h, 35in (89cm) w, 17.5in (44.5cm) d.
WILLIAM IV MAHOGANY AND ROSEWOOD CROSSBANDED CARD TABLE with hinged rounded rectangular top above a beaded apron and turned baluster support above a quadripartite platform base and shaped legs ending in brass paw feet - h:28 w:36 d:35.50 in.
A William IV rosewood card table, the rectangular top on an extensively carved base with four scroll supports and lions paw feet, 92cm wide.
A WILLIAM IV ROSEWOOD FOLD-TOP CARD TABLE, the shaped top with a beaded border above a shaped frieze on an hexagonal tapering column and platform base with scrolling feet and recessed castors, 36" wide. See illustration
A William IV rosewood card table on quatrafoil platform, 98cm wide.
A William IV rosewood card table circa 1830 (restored) 91cm high 45cm deep 73cm high (closed).
A William IV rosewood card table on tulip carved column, splayed circular base and four lions paw feet, 92cm wide. 182