A Federal Card Table,

Levin Tarr School, Baltimore, c.1805

a Federal inlaid mahogany card table; attributed to Baltimore's Levin Tarr School; characteristics such as the half round form, "suppressed" oval inlays with widened cross banding at the sides, medial stretcher, single tenon biscuit at the leaf joint, multiple heavily chamfered glue blocks as well as screws attaching the top, double rear swing legs, overlapping hinge rails at the apron, elongated applied spade feet, and fan inlay with inset top stringing, are all indicative of the Tarr attributed body of work; the English inspired vertical banding of the legs is a sophisticated alternative to the "barber pole" string and bellflower inlay often seen on Tarr tables; the quarter round and concave "thumb" molded edges of the stationary and top leaves are variations seen on other Baltimore tables, thus potentially widening the prospective scope of the Tarr School; oak and poplar secondary woods; solid one board mahogany leaves; there is a repair to the proper front left leg joint behind the apron; the scissor hinges are appropriate replacements for earlier Twentieth Century book hinges; some patching to veneers; see American Furniture from the Kaufman Collection (Flanigan, 1986) cat. nos. 60 and 61; dimensions: 29 1/2" tall x 35 1/2" wide x 17 5/8" deep; Franklin Rappold provenance (please scroll down for detail images)

$16,000