Rhode Island, 1780-1800

Details

A CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANY STOP-FLUTED TEA TABLE
Rhode Island, 1780-1800
27 in. high, 82 in. wide, 23 in. deep

Provenance

Israel Sack, Inc., New York
Mr. and Mrs. Bertram D. Coleman, New York
Christie's, New York, 16 January 1998, lot 247
A Private Collection
Acquired from the above

Literature

Israel Sack, Inc., American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection (March 1958), vol. 1, brochure 2, p. 24, no. 84.
John T. Kirk, American Furniture: Understanding Styles, Construction, and Quality (New York, 2000), pp. 151–152, figs. 184, 185.
The Rhode Island Furniture Archive at the Yale University Art Gallery, RIF2504.

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Lot Essay

The molded overhanging top together with the cyma-shaped brackets, pendants and stop-fluted legs create a bold, architectonic design reflecting the design preferences of Rhode Island cabinetmakers. For closely related tables, see the Rhode Island Furniture Archive at the Yale University Art Gallery, RIF926 and RIF5978.

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