A CLASSICAL CARVED MAHOGANY DINING TABLE

ATTRIBUTED ANTHONY GABRIELE QUERVELLE, 1789-1856, PHILADELPHIA, CIRCA 1825

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A CLASSICAL CARVED MAHOGANY DINING TABLE
attributed anthony gabriele quervelle, 1789-1856, philadelphia, circa 1825
In two parts: each with rectangular hinged tops with rounded edges swiveling above a bolection-molded apron over a baluster-shaped stylized acanthus-carved and gadrooned pedestal above an abacus support, on gadrooned and acanthus-carved legs with paw feet
30in. high, 46in.wide, 83in. deep (open)

Lot Essay

French-born artisans working in America in the late 18th/early 19th centuries were important for the development of the classical style in America. One such cabinetmaker born in France in 1789 was Anthony Quervelle, listed in Philadelphia's City directories from 1820 until his death in 1856. Characteristics of his work and seen here are the powerful upswept leaf-carved knees, gadrooned returns, and acanthus-carved and gadrooned pedestal.

A related dining table with similarly carved pedestal is illustrated in Robert C. Smith,"The Furniture of Anthony G.Quervelle: Part II: The Pedestal Tables" Antiques, July 1973, p. 93, fig. 8.