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Lot Essay
The ridges extending from the lower portion of the legs over the feet of this tea table are characteristic of the tables produced by Joseph Short. A labelled candlestand 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 and another sold in these Rooms, 18 June 1998, lot 183. 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.