Carved Figural Tray Table

Hello all -
My neighbor was going to throw away this table so I picked it up before the garbage truck came. Would appreciate any info anyone can offer!

The carved surface appears to be a woman holding a ribbon and riding a fish (sturgeon?).

The back of the table appears to have two marks -- there's a stamp that appears to be "1823 1/2". Not sure what's after the 1823 exactly.

There's also a cursive B with a fish like symbol below it. Could this be a makers mark?

Table surface: 26" x 20"
Table height: 23"

Thanks in advance!

 

You have strange neighbors....or the wife caught her hubby...eyeing those mermaids once too often !

Nice side table...nice carving...!

 

And a glass tray too! Very nice and useful!

 

Spot on. Amphitrite, Galatea or another Nereid on a dolphin.



If this opens to the same page I am being shown, you will find some other depictions of dolphins in art & decorative art sprinkled among the pix:

https://www.pinterest.se/pin/485403666067909784/

 

Hard saying the origin of this piece. Quality of the carving is not good enough to be Victorian era. Hardware is not old enough either. I am thinking a post-war import. Some of this kind of thing came from the Philippines but this doesn't look quite like the work from there. Maybe Italy?

 

I am always STUNNED by some of the finds that some of you pull off the side of the road!!!!! THIS, which is very nice, and that antique bed about a month ago for examples!!!! I think I would have given my eye teeth for that bed....I think it was a rope, tiger maple, canon ball four poster??? ALMOST NEVER see this kind of stuff in good 'ole frugal New England'!!!!!

 

Yep, was, found leaning up against a dumpster and was a period Sheraton bed. Which, BTW was a "real" antique as opposed to the normal fare around here, i enjoyed that thread too.

 

Thanks for all the feedback everyone. Actually this was found in Rhode Island so there's still hope for you Aquitaine!