PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE, CIRCA 1810

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A FEDERAL FIGURED MAPLE AND FLAME BIRCH INLAID-MAHOGANY TWO-DRAWER WORK TABLE
PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE, CIRCA 1810
Branded four times G.W. Seaward, twice on back of lower drawers, once on inner back board and once on inner rear upper rail
31 3/4 in. high, 17 in. wide, 16 3/4 in. deep

Provenance

Possibly William G. Seaward (d. 1826), Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Sotheby's, New York, 24 October 1987, lot 423
Dr. Larry McCallister, Muncie, Indiana
Sotheby's, New York, 26 January 2013, lot 634

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Lot Essay

As noted at the time of its sale in 1987, the initials on the brand of this table may have been inverted and raises the possibility that the first owner was William G. Seaward (d. 1826). A sailmaker, Seaward died in 1826 and his inventory included a work table valued at $15. Furthermore, his estate papers include cash from the cabinetmakers Judkins and Senter, who stand as possible maker of this table. For a related form made in 1816 attributed to this firm, see Brock Jobe, Portsmouth Furniture (Hanover, New Hampshire, 1993), p. 270, fig. 66A.

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