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The Townend Cricket Table

A huge variety of small folding tables evolved during the seventeenth century, including a circular type with three drop leaves supported by hinged flaps and standing on three legs. The top, a diminutive triangle when closed, proved useful in crowded taverns and smaller rooms. The boards forming the triangle are in three equal ‘pie’ sections arranged to allow the grain of the timber to run parallel with that of the adjoining drop leaf. This creates an attractive feature from a practical need. Further evolving the design, the Townend Cricket Table ingeniously allows the raising and dropping of all the leaves by simply incorporating a pivot. Rotating the top through 60 degrees provides ease of closing and ample support when open. The tapered legs are fairly typical of late 18th century and early 19th century cricket tables and lend a provincial dignity to this clever little piece. The original at Townend was gifted to The National Trust in 1985. Diam: 29" H: 26" £895.00

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