AN AMERICAN ROCOCO REVIVAL LAMINATED ROSEWOOD CENTER TABLE

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AN AMERICAN ROCOCO REVIVAL LAMINATED ROSEWOOD CENTER TABLE
MID 19TH CENTURY, ATTRIBUTED TO J. AND J. MEEKS

With a serpentine oval moulded inset white marble top above a conforming shaped pierced foliate carved frieze centering flowering pendants, on pierced foliate carved cabriole legs with scroll feet, brass caster and a serpentine pierced gadrooned X-stretcher centering a fruit-filled urn
31½in. (80cm.) high, 45in. (114.3cm.) wide, 28½in. (72.3cm.) deep

Lot Essay

The firm of J. and J. Meeks was active at 14 Vessey St., NY, between the dates of 1836-1855, and then moved to 699 Broadway in 1857. The firm is renown for its laminated rosewood furniture. A similar table with grapes is illustrated in Eileen and Richard Dubrow, American Furniture of the 19th Century, 1840-1880, 1983, p. 130.

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