George III Rosewood Fold-Over Card Table

Circa 1800. A late George III rosewood, satinwood and banded fold over card table. The D shaped top in well figured rosewood with boxwood and ebony string inlay, broad satinwood banding and further inlays, the hinged top opens to reveal a felt lined interior with boxwood and rosewood framing, the 2 back legs are hinged and swing out to support the top when open, the frieze which follows the form of the top with string inlay on rosewood. The table rests on 4 elegant squared tapering legs with diamond inlay with an arch with a dot above it, in the manner of ’Bruce and Burns of Edinburgh’. 76cm High x 92cm Wide x 45cm Deep