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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. ! ! 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.