Federal Inlaid Mahogany Demilune Card Table

Circa 1780, mahogany, mahogany veneer with light and dark wood inlays, white pine secondary, the top with banded line and edge inlay, repeating to the hinged interior and supported by double gate-legs, applied molded edge at base of skirt, paterae inlaid stiles, straight tapered legs with applied cuff.

29.25 x 39.5 x 18 in.

From the Collection of Carol Hipps, Raleigh, North Carolina

Underside of top with old chalk inscription (illegible).

Later legs; possibly later fly rails; top with surface stains and finish inconsistency; skirt with veneer patch to the left side; some inlay lifting.

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