Neal Auction 2012

24 73. A William IV Carved Mahogany Serving Table , c. 1840, pedimented backsplash with scroll terminals, turned vasiform supports, stretcher shelf on turned feet, height 36 1/2 in., width 53 in., depth 20 in. $800/1200 74. A Coromandel and Mother-of- Pearl Inlaid Lap Desk , mid-19th c., lift top inlaid with a wreath and shield cartouche, fitted interior, tooled leather writing surface, height 6 1/2 in., width 15 in., depth 10 in., now on a later stand, overall height 32 in. $300/500 71. An Associated Pair of American Classical Carved Mahogany Games Tables , 19th c., Boston, foldover top with canted corners, cove-molded skirt; one with cased lyre support, the other open, incurvate plinth on acanthus-carved saber legs, brass paw feet, casters, height 30 in., width 35 5/8 in., depth 18 3/4 in. $5000/7000 Note: The distinctive carved supports on these tables relate to a number of similar examples from Boston cabinet shops and are related to the work of London-trained carver, Thomas Wightman, whose work was incorporated by Boston cabinetmakers such as William Fisk and Thomas Seymour. A card table labeled from the shop of William Fisk and signed by Thomas Wightman with a nearly identical carved base to that seen here is conserved in the Historic New England Collection, Boston. Reference: Zimmerman and Jorgensen. “A Grecian Card Table by William Fisk and Thomas Wightman of Boston,” Magazine Antiques (May 2006), pp. 146-147, figs. 1-3. 72. An American Classical Gilt-Decorated Faux Bois Fancy Chair , early 19th c., Baltimore, shaped crest rail with gilt decoration, shaped splat and uprights, trapezoidal caned seat, decorated rail, pin striped saber legs, stretchers. $500/700 71 72 73 74