19th C Antique Mahogany Federal Period Card Table / Game Table - Daniel Clay

With our highest compliments and utmost honors, Bay Colony Antiques is proud to offer for sale this fantastic late 18th / early 19th century antique Mahogany card table. Most people immediately attribute 5 legged card tables like this to New York City but they were also made in the surrounding states and even down south but were much more prevalent in New York. The top of the table is made from one of the most impressive pieces of Mahogany that we’ve ever seen. There’s a very nice mottling in the grain and a slight plum pudding effect present. The top has a cross banded mahogany border that’s nicely accented with a contrasting light Holly inlay. The apron has crotched mahogany panels all around with a contrasting inlay in geometric patterns and surrounding the inlaid panels above each leg. The legs have a string inlay around the edges with inlaid cuffs and restorations at the very bottom. The bottoms of the legs were probably water damaged and a restorer attempted to replace the very b