George III Mahogany Concertina-Action Card Table
£5,500
in the manner of William and John Linnell, the fluted frieze interrupted by paterae and raised on square, fluted, tapering legs
Height 74cm
Width 92cm
Depth 44cm
circ 1775
The companion table was sold at Michael Bowman Auctions, Newton Abbott, 6th October 2007 (£17,500)
The waisted section at the top of the legs is typical of designs by John Linnell, and the same arrangement of fluting and oval and circular paterae appears, albeit in marquetry, in the friezes of the card-tables designed for the Duke of Northumberland and still at Alnwick Castle
