A Late Regency Rosewood Fold-over Card Table C1830, made by T & G Seddon, London

• A Late Regency Rosewood Fold-over Card Table C1830, made by T & G Seddon, London*

• A piece of exceptional quality in both construction** and carving

• Rosewood veneer on mahogany

• Original baize and concealed casters

• Polish to base original; polish to top later

• T & G Seddon trade label attached, and item numbers incised, under the top

• Sourced in Launceston, and believed to have come to Tasmania in a shipment of furniture purchased from Seddons that arrived in Launceston in 1834: Launceston Advertiser, 8 October 1835.

• Dimensions (closed): H: 2’5”; W: 3’; D: 1’6”

• Price: POA

*The Seddon firm was founded in the 18th century by George Seddon, who became one of London’s largest manufacturers of furniture and one of its finest cabinet-makers. The business remained in the family for many years. Only the best Seddon furniture was labelled. Many items are illustrated in Christopher Gilbert’s Pictorial Dictionary of Marked London Furniture, London, 1996

**The frame top is constructed so as to allow the top to swivel smoothly on baize inset into the wood, rather than on the wood itself