Pair Antique 18th Century Dutch Walnut Marquetry Card Game Console Tables, Circa 1820 Sculpture the Seattle Art Museum

the Seattle Art Museum

this is an early and large work in excellent condition

5" deep X 5

base and door panels have 'Dutch Ripple' molding and at each corner a hand-turned 'Barley Twist' column

Pair Antique 18th Century Dutch Walnut Marquetry Card Game Console Tables, Circa 1820 Sculpture the Seattle Art MuseumAn exceptional & rare pair of antique early 19th century Dutch marquetry walnut card or game tables, circa 1820. Each table is of reverse serpentine shape and having a hinged fold over top, both tops are sumptuously inlaid with a central flowering urn with scrolling acanthus, surrounded by flowers & foliate and interspersed with birds & butterflies. When open the tops are supported by a gateleg, each top is fitted with a green baize felt playing