William IV Burr Yew Wood Card Table with Carved Lion Paw Base, c.1830 (Scottish)

A magnificent William IV card table of exceptional quality, crafted in beautifully figured burr yew with deep, lively grain and a rich, warm patina. The fold-over top is veneered in highly decorative burr yew, bordered by a crossbanded edge, and opens to reveal what appears to be the original baize-lined playing surface. The top retains its original surface character, displaying the glowing, amber tone for which early 19th-century yew furniture is especially prized. The frieze is embellished with carved roundels and a running gadrooned moulding, the whole supported on a boldly carved tapering pedestal with lotus-carved collar. The concave, gadrooned quadriform platform base is particularly impressive, terminating in four powerfully modelled lion paw feet — a hallmark of the finest late Regency and early William IV cabinetmaking. The table stands on its original concealed castors, all present and working smoothly. Scottish Origin & Possible Maker The design, timber selection, and sculptural details strongly suggest a Scottish origin, almost certainly Edinburgh, where burr yew furniture of this calibre was produced in the 1820s–30s. The combination of a concave-sided platform base, deeply carved lion paw feet, lotus-carved collar, and the use of highly figured burr yew aligns closely with the work of the leading Edinburgh cabinetmakers of the period, particularly James & Matthew Morison, and shows affinity with the celebrated William Trotter. While an exact workshop attribution cannot be confirmed, the table is closely comparable in quality, form, and ornamentation to documented Edinburgh examples. A superb, untouched, and highly decorative piece of Scottish Regency/WIV furniture with exceptional presence.