ATTRIBUTED TO JOSEPH SHORT (1771-1819), NEWBURYPORT, MASSACHUSETTS, 1790-1800

The ridges extending from the lower portion of the legs over the feet of this candlestand are indicative of the candlestands of Joseph Short. A labelled example with nearly identical ridges on the legs and feet is illustrated in Charles Montgomery, American Furniture: The Federal Period (New York, 1966), p. 384, no. 371. Other similar candlestands were sold in these Rooms, 2 June 1990, lot 230 and Sotheby's New York, 28, 30, 31 January 1994, lot 1245.