$28,440
Pair of Federal Mahogany Carved and Flame Birch Inlaid Card Tables, Joshua Cumston, Saco, Maine, c. 1810-15, old refinish, (minor imperfections), ht. 29 3/4, wd. 36, dp. 17 1/2 in. Note: A handwritten label on the underside reads: "Two card tables made by Joshua Cumston, uncle of Charles M. Cumston." Provenance: These tables have descended in the family since the late 19th century to their current owner. Charles Cumston, mentioned in the label on the tables, was an influential figure during the childhood of the consignor's great uncle William Moulton Ingraham (b. 1870). The tables were given by Cumston, the cabinetmaker's uncle, to Ingraham. Ingraham became an influential lawyer in Portland, Maine, after passing the bar in 1897. He served as the mayor of Portland in 1915, and then was appointed Assistant Secretary of War in 1916-17, during which time Franklin Delano Roosevelt was Assistant Secretary of the Navy. one table with loss at back near hinge (not visible); the same table with small losses to crossbanding; colors of the tables differ somewhat.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-11-05
