A FEDERAL INLAID MAHOGANY AND MAPLE CELLARETTE

RHODE ISLAND, 1790-1810

Details

A FEDERAL INLAID MAHOGANY AND MAPLE CELLARETTE
rhode island, 1790-1810
The rectangular hinged lid with central inlaid figured maple oval headed at each corner by inlaid quarter-fans and enclosed by figured maple banded edges above a conforming case with banded edges, inlaid quarter-fans and centering in front crossed and over-lapping inlaid vines, the interior partially baize-lined and fitted for compartments, the compartments presently missing; together with a short stand
12in. high, 17½in. wide, 13¾in. deep

Lot Essay

The crossed vine inlay on this box is a motif commonly found on Federal furniture from Providence. This inlay was created by cutting and inlaying each piece individually. Another example of crossed-vine inlay from Providence is illustrated in Hewitt, et.al. The Work of Many Hands: Card Tables in Federal America 1790-1820 (New Haven, 1982), p.80.