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Museum Grade George I Cocus Wood Card Table, Circa 1725. England
Alexander George Antiques Ltd.
for sale €37,440     $40,640
£32,000
Alexander George Antiques Ltd.

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Museum Grade George I Cocus Wood Card Table, Circa 1725. England

18th century
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Museum Grade George I Cocus Wood Card Table (Partridge). -

English Circa 1725. The folding top with outset rounded corners and banded in quarter veneered parquetry top above a shaped frieze with hinged folding concertina action to the back legs to hold the top open with dished outset corner coasters and indented counter pockets lined in burgundy baize. The table is raised on lappet carved and turned solid cocus legs terminating on pad feet.

The card-table is veneered with cocus wood, a hard dense wood with dark brown heart and yellow sapwood, often referred to, erroneously, as laburnum. It was imported from the West Indies and was often known as West Indian ebony. It was used between 1660-1740 and in the present instance a section of focus wood has been sawn lengthways to provide a decoratively striped veneer which has been laid in quarters on the table top.

See Bowett, Myths of English Furniture History: Laburnum Wood Furniture’, Antique Collecting, June 1998, pp.22-23) Illustrated in Dictionary of English /Furniture (1954), Vol.3, p. 188, Fig.10.

Physical Dimensions
Height
74cm (29.13")
Width
86cm (33.86")
Depth
44cm (17.32")
Declaration

Alexander George Antiques Ltd. has dated this Cocus Wood Card Table to the 18th Century.

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Museum Grade George I Cocus Wood Card Table (Partridge). -

English Circa 1725. The folding top with outset rounded corners and banded in quarter veneered parquetry top above a shaped frieze with hinged folding concertina action to the back legs to hold the top open with dished outset corner coasters and indented counter pockets lined in burgundy baize. The table is raised on lappet carved and turned solid cocus legs terminating on pad feet.

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The card-table is veneered with cocus wood, a hard dense wood with dark brown heart and yellow sapwood, often referred to, erroneously, as laburnum.
Alexander George Antiques Ltd.

It was imported from the West Indies and was often known as West Indian ebony. It was used between 1660-1740 and in the present instance a section of focus wood has been sawn lengthways to provide a decoratively striped veneer which has been laid in quarters on the table top.

See Bowett, Myths of English Furniture History: Laburnum Wood Furniture’, Antique Collecting, June 1998, pp.22-23) Illustrated in Dictionary of English /Furniture (1954), Vol.3, p. 188, Fig.10.

Height
74cm (29.13")
Width
86cm (33.86")
Depth
44cm (17.32")
Date of Manufacture

Alexander George Antiques Ltd. has dated this Cocus Wood Card Table to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1056576
Alexander George Antiques Ltd.
Alexander George Antiques Ltd.
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Offering carefully selected antique masterpieces from the 17th & 18th centuries

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Archive I A George I period cocus wood fold-over card table featuring geometric parquetry work, cabriole legs, and pad feet.

Museum Grade George I Cocus Wood Card Table, Circa 1725. England

Archive II A George I period cocus wood fold-over card table featuring geometric parquetry work, cabriole legs, and pad feet. View II
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Alexander George Antiques Ltd.
Telephone 07787 536199
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Buscot Manor
Buscot
Oxfordshire
SN7 8DA
United Kingdom

By appointment only.
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A George I period cocus wood fold-over card table featuring geometric parquetry work, cabriole legs, and pad feet.
Museum Grade George I Cocus Wood Card Table, Circa 1725. England
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A George I period cocus wood fold-over card table featuring geometric parquetry work, cabriole legs, and pad feet.
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George I card tables, produced between 1714 and 1727, typically showcase restrained elegance, transitioning from late Baroque to early Rococo influences. Common design elements include cabriole legs terminating in pad feet, shaped concertina-action frames, and intricate geometric parquetry or veneer patterns on the top.

Early Georgian furniture makers relied heavily on imported exotic timbers such as cocus wood, rosewood, and high-grade walnut. Construction techniques featured hand-cut dovetail joinery, crossbanding, herringboning, and thick cuts of timber veneer laid over solid pine or oak carcases.

Authentic period tables display hand-sawn timber marks, original gate-leg or concertina iron hinges, and natural wood shrinkage along veneer joints. Additionally, unpolished undersides reveal hand-planed oak or pine drawer linings and original secondary wood patination.

When folded, a card table functions as a console or side table against a wall, positioned in a hallway, drawing room alcove, or behind a sofa. It provides a structured surface for displaying minimalist ceramic lamps, framed artwork, or decorative glassware to balance historical and modern aesthetics.

Preserve historical veneers by keeping the item in a climate-controlled room away from direct sunlight, radiators, and extreme humidity fluctuations. Dust regularly with a clean microfiber cloth and apply a high-grade natural beeswax polish once or twice a year to maintain moisture.
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