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Card Table with Mask-Carved Kneescirca 1750

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Carved walnut cabriole-leg side table with a notched rectangular top, a low-relief floral drawer on the apron, and claw-and-ball feet
Mahogany side table with a single drawer featuring carved foliate relief and a keyhole escutcheon, cabriole legs with acanthus-carved knees and pad feet, shaped apron with molded corners.
Carved wooden panel with low-relief decoration of scrolling floral and foliate motifs on a stippled ground, centered on a keyhole escutcheon flanked by symmetrical sprays of flowers and leaves.
Close-up of a dark wood carving depicting a grotesque face with bulging circular eyes, heavy furrowed brows, flat nose, and rippling surface texture; warm honey-brown tones with deep shadows in the carved recesses.

Unknown, Card Table with Mask-Carved Knees, circa 1750, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Murray Braunfeld, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Card Table with Mask-Carved Knees
Place Made
United States, Massachusetts, Boston
Date Made
circa 1750
Medium
Walnut, pine woods with original green baize lining
Dimensions
28 1/4 x 37 1/8 x 25 1/2 in. (71.76 x 94.30 x 64.77 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Murray Braunfeld
Accession Number
M.2006.51.2a-b
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design