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Premier Auction - Session II

Sat, Mar 26, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 825

Southern Federal Inlaid Mahogany Card Table

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

Maryland, attributed to the shop of John Shaw, Annapolis, circa 1800, with figured, bookmatched shaped mahogany top with molded edges, above a serpentine line inlaid skirt, with single dovetailed drawer, inlaid tapered legs with spade feet, poplar, pine, and white cedar(?) secondary, with oak gates, mellow surface with rich brown color, 29-1/4 x 31-1/2 x 16 in.

Note: In its design and use of secondary woods, this table closely conforms to other tables documented to the shop of John Shaw of Annapolis. See Baltimore Museum of Art, John Shaw: Cabinetmaker of Annapolis, catalogue no. 37, 53, 54, 57, and 58.

Condition

brass drawer pull replaced, crack and repair at one rear leg attachment, typical repairs and scattered shrinkage cracks at skirt veneers