Card Table

Artist / Maker

Anthony Gabriel Quervelle (1789–1856)

City of Manufacture

Philadelphia

Date

c. 1830

Dimensions

30-7/8 x 37-1/8 x 18-1/2 in.

Medium

Primary woods: mahogany, mahogany and walnut veneer

Secondary woods: oak, tulip poplar, yellow pine, ebonized wood

Surface treatments: wool baize, brass

Labels / Inscriptions

Printed on paper on the rear rail: “126 / ANTHONY G. QUERVELLE’S / CABINET AND SOFA MANUFACTORY, / SOUTH SECOND STREET A FEW DOORS BELOW DOCK / PHILADELPHIA”; retailer’s label on underside (dates to before 1918, when Kyle’s sold its stock and business to Strawbridge & Clothier): “J. Kyle’s, 5342 Main St., Germantown, Philadelphia.”

Provenance

With J. Kyle’s, Philadelphia, before 1918. Sale, Neal Auction Company, New Orleans, Sept. 10, 2011, lot 274; Purchased by Schrimshers in 2011.