A FINE GEORGE III INLAID MAHOGANY CONCERTINA-ACTION GAMES TABLE CIRCA 1765

the top opening a gilt-tooled leather-lined playing surface; most hinges stamped WS.  One bracket to each back leg replaced.

Partridge Fine Arts PLC, London

Very good restored condition, slight tearing to veneers of top along lines of construction underneath, lifting to veneer at back right corner, old marks and scratches leather lining replaced, bracket to each back leg replaced, scuffs to feet; two hinges appear to be replaced.
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With its sinuous outline and Antique motifs, this table represents a fusion of the Rococo and the Neo-classical, reflecting the cross-currents of taste in English furniture design in the third quarter of the 18^th century.  Related examples are illustrated in C. Stevens and S. Whittington, 18^th Century English Furniture: The Norman Adams Collection, 1983, p. 311; M. Jourdain and F. Rose, English Furniture: The Georgian Period, 1953, pl. 65; J. C. Rogers, English Furniture, 1967, fig. 177; Partridge Summer Exhibition Catalgoue, 1987, no. 25, pp. 78-79.  A similar pair of concertina-action tables was sold, Sotheby's, London, The Moller Collection, November 18, 1993, lot 94.

A pair of George III mahogany concertina-action games tables, with hinges also stamped WS, was sold in these rooms, October 19, 2001, lot 285 and again, April 4, 2007, lot 158.