Early C19th Regency period inlaid rosewood fold-over card or gaming table raised on sabre legs.
Stylish ''D''-shaped rosewood card table with box-wood and ebony line inlay . Double rear gate-leg action and with the apparently original ''blind-tooled''-edge green baize inset playing surface.
Raised on shapely ,well-drawn exaggerated ''sabre'' form legs ,and fitted with original brass box castors. The corners of the top inlaid with box-wood scrolling lines and motifs. The tops of the leg stiles with diamond-shaped motif inlay, the legs with box-wood line inlay. The friezes with ebony and box-wood line inlay.
Well-figured rosewood veneers throughout. The whole table has achieved a consistent mellow patina .
Elegant ''high'' Regency design , probably Scottish .
Excellent original colour and condition with no breaks or repairs. Perfectly flat top with no warping .
The polished top with minor indentations commensurate with age , use and purpose.
H 29''
W 35''
D 1
...7''
Scotland c.1815
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Internal Reference: ML169
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA423707
Dateline of this antique is Regency
Height is 74cm (29.1inches)Width is 89cm (35.0inches)Depth is 43cm (16.9inches)
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