NEW YORK, 1800-1815

A classic form of early nineteenth century New York, this dressing table is recorded a century later in the home of the famous poet and editor of Century Magazine, Robert Underwood Johnson (1853-1937). Probably taken for his memoirs, Remembered Yesterdays, a photograph inscribed in Johnson's hand depicts the table in the dining room of his Lexington Avenue house and is included in the sale of this table. A leading figure among the literary and artistic elite, Johnson entertained frequently and in his Lexington Avenue house, hosted American icons of the day, such as Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Edison and Mark Twain. See Christopher Gray, "Robert Underwood Johnson House," City Section, The New York Times (December 3, 2000), p. 7.