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Winks & Hall card table c.1885 This exceptional card or games…
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Auction Location:
Auckland
Date:
16-Nov-2009
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Description:
Winks & Hall card table c.1885 This exceptional card or games table is attributed to the substantial cabinetmaking firm Winks & Hall who commenced trade c.1863 and continued through to the 1930's in their Shortland Street premises. Extensive use is made of burr totara, figured puriri and rewarewa, the top of the table folds open and rotates to provide a baize-lined playing surface. As the top rotates a storage compartment for cards is revealed, the overall design of the table has lost the full exuberance of the mid-Victorian period and the elements of what is to become Edwardian design are now becoming apparent. Width 82 cm. Height 76 cm Ref: furniture of the New Zealand Colonial Era, p 256. Card tables by Anton and William Seuffert, these two card tables represent fine examples of Victorian colonial inlay from New Zealand 's premier cabinetmaking workshop. Anton and William Seuffert are recognised as New Zealand 's most skilled and famous marquetry and parquetry artists.
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Furniture: Tables - Console and Hall