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Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Brunk Auctions has been conducting sales of fine and decorative arts for over 30 years. Auctions are held in our North Carolina sale room but attracts a global audience. Founded by Robert Brunk in 1983, the auctions became well known for their integrity and profes...Read more
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Sep 16, 2023
circa 1790-1800, probably New York, shaped foldover top with lightwood edge and ovolo corners, oval paneled conforming frieze with finely modeled Prince of Wales feather inlay, string inlaid tapered legs, gate leg, 29 x 38 x 19 in.
Provenance: Estate of Lynda Miller Lipscomb, Charleston, South Carolina
Note: A card table with nearly identical Prince of Wales feather inlay is illustrated in Hewitt, et al., The Work of Many Hands: Card Tables in Federal America, 1790-1820, pg. 161, cat. 40. Furniture displaying this inlay is often attributed to New York cabinetmaker Michael Allison, a contemporary of Duncan Phyfe.
in a fine state of preservation overall, professionally resurfaced, top with shrinkages (some have been filled), one front leg repaired with later metal brace, small patch repairs near hinges, small segmented repair along rear of stationary top, other general wear expected with age and use
Estate of Lynda Miller Lipscomb, Charleston, South Carolina
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