each with a top that is standard mitered, mortised and tenoned construction, flush, floating, tongue and grooved frame, the square section legs miter and double lock tenoned into the mitered frame and joined by a single shelf (2)

Collection of George N. Kates (1895-1990).
Mr. and Mrs. James Biddle, Washington D.C., acquired from Ellsworth & Goldie, New York in the 1960s.

The Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, New York, 21st February - 31st March 1946 (The  first exhibition in America devoted solely to Chinese Furniture).

Robert H. Ellsworth, Chinese Furniture, New York, 1970, no. 86.

Both tables with splits to the top panel; one with a narrow, vertical patch as well. Both with loose joins but otherwise in good condition.
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