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A PAIR OF WILLIAM AND MARY PERIOD
JAPANNED CARDTABLES.
A fine and extremely rare pair of William
and Mary japanned cardtables,
decorated with scenes of chariots
drawn by stags, accompanied by riders
on horseback, foliage and trellis work,
the tops opening to reveal a later velvet
lined interior with similar japanned
border to tops, above an arcaded freize
with a drawer at each end, all raised in
tapering octagonal legs the front centre
legs swing out to support top when
open. Circa 1690.
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Height 31in./ 81cm. Width 43.5in./
110.5cm. Depth 14in./ 35.5cm.
These table are particularly rare
because of their unusually large
proportion and with their japanned
decoration in mainly originally state.