An unusual and well-preserved rosewood veneer "Lyre" form sewing table and gaming table. The single drawer with lock is above an original sewing bag (which slides outward). The rosewood top slides diagonally and opens to a gaming board, with a narrow compartment below for game items' storage. American 19th century. 28" X 21" X 13 1/2".
A Federal American gaming table, possibly of New England origins. The intricate swag inlay with a central star and oval inlays on the pilasters above the squared tapered legs and the ovoulo top form all suggest a sophisticated cabinetmaker working in one of the population centers such as Boston or Baltimore. Gregory Weidman's "Furniture in Maryland" mentions that gaming tables like this were often made in pairs, a less known fact that is revealed only by newspaper advertisements an ...click for details
