NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, 1740-1760

A distinguishing element of this elegant table is the unusual treatment of the Newport "slipper" foot, finished here to appear as a small boot. Other features characteristic of Newport, Rhode Island include the graceful, squared cabriole legs, a straight skirt with little embellishment other than an applied quarter-round molding and shaped knee brackets. The clean lines of the top are contained within a thin molding that is rounded on the outside and convex on the inside. Other related examples include two tray-top tea tables illustrated in Israel Sack, American Furniture from the Israel Sack Collection, vol. 1 (p. 166, fig. 440), vol. 2 (p. 344, fig. 853) and vol. 7, fig. P5234.