Description & Technical information
The needlework: English, circa 1800
Height: 29 ½ in; 74.5 cm
Width: 36 ¼ in; 92 cm
Depth (closed): 18 in; 46 cm
Depth (open): 35 ½ in; 90 cm
The hinged back legs support the fold-over top to reveal the playing surface with needlework insert.
Date: circa 1755
Period: George II
Origin: English
Medium: Mahogany
Dimensions: 74.5 x 92 x 46 cm (29³/₈ x 36¹/₄ x 18¹/₈ inches)
Provenance: Property of a lady, sold by order of bankers to liquidate a charge in 1932.
Private collection, England.
Literature: Illustrated: Christie, Manson & Woods, ‘English and French Furniture’, sale catalogue, 23 June 1932, pp. 12-13, lot 55.
Categories: Furniture
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