PROPERTY FROM A CALIFORNIA COLLECTION (LOTS 543-544)

A PAIR OF GEORGE III YEWWOOD, SATINWOOD AND MARQUETRY DOUBLE-GATE-LEG CARD TABLES

IN THE MANNER OF WILLIAM MOORE, CIRCA 1785

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A PAIR OF GEORGE III YEWWOOD, SATINWOOD AND MARQUETRY DOUBLE-GATE-LEG CARD TABLES
IN THE MANNER OF WILLIAM MOORE, CIRCA 1785
Each demilune top opening to a later green-felt-lined writing surface above a plain frieze between vase-inlaid blocks above square tapering legs with collars
29¼ in. (74 cm.) high, 36 in. (91.5 cm.) wide, 18 in. (46 cm.) deep (2)

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Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 19 October 2001, lot 273.

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The use of yewwood inlay, the strongly contrasted shading to the oak leaf panels and the distinctive medallion-inlaid cuffs to the legs are characteristic of the work of William Moore (d.1815). He established a cabinet-making shop in Dublin in 1783 where he advertised 'card tables on a new construction (both ornamented and plain) which appear like small Pier Tables' (G. Beard, Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840, Leeds, 1986, p.622). Moore had previously worked for Mayhew and Ince in their London premises and his work reflects their influence, particularly the use of yewwood panels in marquetry.

A pair of closely related pier tables were sold from an Irish family, Christie's, London, 11 November 1999, lot 164. A further related single table was sold anonymously, Christie's, London, 25 September 1997, lot 245.