Very Fine and Rare Federal Inlaid and Figured Mahogany Five-Legged Games Table, Attributed to Michael Allison, New York, circa 1795

Property from a Private Collection, Pennsylvania
Very Fine and Rare Federal Inlaid and Figured Mahogany Five-Legged Games Table
Attributed to Michael Allison
New York
circa 1795

the shaped rectangular top above a conforming oval-inlaid frieze with sword- and lead-inlaid dies and central Prince-of-Wales plume on square tapering line-inlaid legs, ending in crossbanded cuffs, retains label on back inscribed Vermilye c/o Mrs. Rush
Height 29 5/8 in. by Width 36 in. by Depth 17 1/2 in.

Condition Report:
Table is in very fine overall condition. White pine secondary wood. Refinished.

Provenance:
Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village;
Sotheby's, New York, Important Americana Furniture, Folk Art and Decorations, October 15, 1999, sale 7350, lot 15.