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Lot 203

Baltimore Hepplewhite mahogany card table, ca. 179

Estimate: $5,000 - $10,000
Sold for
$14,040
Sold Price includes BP

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
$200,000 $20,000
$500,000 $50,000
Baltimore Hepplewhite mahogany card table, ca. 1795, the demilune top with large inlaid shell overhanging a conforming frame with line inlaid panels and ebony banded edge supported by square tapering legs with oval shell inlaid capitals, above a bellflower chain terminating in spade feet, retaining an old dry surface, 29" h., 36" w. A related table exhibiting an identical shell inlay on the top and bellflower chain is illustrated in Baltimore Furniture: The Work of Baltimore and Annapolis Cabinetmakers From 1760-1810, fig. 4. Provenance: Chester County Historical Society.

Condition

1" loss to shell inlay on top. Cracks to veneer. Nice old surface. Repaired break to underside of swing leg at hinge.