PROBABLY BALTIMORE, 1800-1820

Details

A FEDERAL SATINWOOD-INLAID FIGURED MAHOGANY CELLARETTE
PROBABLY BALTIMORE, 1800-1820
27 1/4 in. high, 22 1/2 in. wide, 18 1/2 in. deep

Provenance

Dr. Larry McCallister, Muncie, Indiana
Sotheby's, New York, 26 January 2013, lot 528

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Lot Essay

A rare form in Federal-era America but popular in Ireland, cellarettes were made in greater numbers in Maryland, which was home to a large Irish population at the time (Charles F. Montgomery, American Furniture: The Federal Period (New York, 1966), p. 434). Furthermore, the inlaid ornament and boldly reeded legs illustrate designs favored in Baltimore.

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