MAHOGANY CARD TABLE
Baltimore
Circa 1805-1815
Ht 29 1/2”, width 37”, depth 18 1/4” (closed), 28 1/2” Ht 37”wide 36 1/2” deep (open)
Mahogany with mahogany veneers primary
Commentary: Card tables were a staple of Baltimore’s cabinet shops. This table with its pointed reeding, bold urn shaped vase and multiple ring turned shaft set on sabre legs is quite characteristic of the style popular in Baltimore in the first quarter of the nineteenth century. Similar tables have been attributed to the shop of William Camp and Anthony Jenkins who were among the city’s most prominent cabinetmakers during the period 1800-1825. A mahogany writing table in the collection of the Maryland Historical Society with a similar has been attributed to the hand of William Camp while a nearly identical card table at the Baltimore Museum is attributed to Jenkins.
Condition: This card table survives in fine old refinished condition.
Sources: Gregory R. Weidman. Furniture in Maryland 1740-1940. Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society, 1984.
sold
