Lot 680
680
AN AMERICAN CLASSICAL MAHOGANY SOFA,
PROPERTY FROM THE ROYAL AND SUNALLIANCE COLLECTION
AN AMERICAN CLASSICAL MAHOGANY SOFA,

ATTRIBUTED TO DUNCAN PHYFE (1769-1854), NEW YORK, CIRCA 1815

Details
AN AMERICAN CLASSICAL MAHOGANY SOFA,
Attributed to Duncan Phyfe (1769-1854), New York, Circa 1815
34in. (86.5cm.) high, 94in. (239cm.) wide, 25in. (64cm.) deep
Provenance
Mr. Berry B. Tracy, Goshen, New York.
Mr. Ronald S. Kane, New York.
Anonymous Sale, Christie's, New York, October 10, 1987, lot 219.

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Lot Essay

The feet and knee brackets on this sofa are virtually identical to those on a sofa made by Duncan Phyfe for James Brinckerhoff in 1816. See Jeanne Sloane, 'A Duncan Phyfe Bill and the Furniture it Documents', The Magazine Antiques (May, 1987), plates I and II, pp. 1106-1107.

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