Very elegant Viennese Cardtable from the aristocratic house Hoyos
Vienna, around 1790/1800
A small, very fine and early Empire Cardtable made in Mahogany & Mahogany veneers with fine bronze decoration; the surrounding frieze with four small drawers for cards on each side, raised on four tapering legs, terminating in small brass shoes.
Provenance: estate of Countess Alice Hoyos, documented in the Auction catalogue „S. Kende“ 1936
Viennese Cardtable
L: 92 cm, W: 62, H: 70 cm
Original photo Hoyos' Salon
Portrait of Countess Alice Hoyos, by C.W. Allers 1892