A Very Fine and Rare Federal Carved and Inlaid Figured Mahogany, Maple and Birchwood Serpentine-Front Games Table, Attributed to John Seymour (1738–1818) and/or Thomas Seymour (1771–1848), Carving attributed to Thomas Wightman (1759–1827), Boston, Massachusetts, Circa 1800-1808
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September 22, 07:47 PM GMT
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8,000 - 12,000 USD
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A Very Fine and Rare Federal Carved and Inlaid Figured Mahogany, Maple and Birchwood Serpentine-Front Games Table
Attributed to John Seymour (1738–1818) and/or Thomas Seymour (1771–1848)
Carving attributed to Thomas Wightman (1759–1827)
Boston, Massachusetts
Circa 1800-1808
Underside of top inscribed 3.
Height 29 in. by Width 35 1/2 in. by Depth (closed) 17 3/4 in.; Depth (open) 35 1/2 in.
Israel Sack, Inc., New York.
American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, Vol. 2, (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers Inc., 1968), p. 420, no. 1059.
A very closely related games table is in the collection of the White House and is illustrated in Robert Mussey, Jr. The Furniture Masterworks of John & Thomas Seymour, (Salem, MA: Peabody Essex Museum distributed by University Press of New England, 2003), p. 348-9, no. 107.
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