拍品 138
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A CLASSICAL CARVED MAHOGANY SOFA
A CLASSICAL CARVED MAHOGANY SOFA

PHILADELPHIA, 1820-1840

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A CLASSICAL CARVED MAHOGANY SOFA
Philadelphia, 1820-1840
The central tablet headed by carved foliate design flanked by gadrooned shaped crestrail terminating in dolphin heads, above a formerly upholstered back and seat with scrolled arms with foliate carving over a veneered seatrail with rounded carved details, on paw feet with feathered eagle returns, fitted with castors
45¼in. high, 90in. wide, 22¾in. deep

拍品專文

Inspired by the designs of classical antiquity, this elaborate sofa is closely related to the work of Anthony Quervelle (1789-1856) and may be from the shop of this Philadelphia artisan or one of his close competitors. Related sofas include a privately owned example, which also includes a crest rail with serpents centering a tablet, reeded "S" shaped arms, and a spaced double rosette above animal form feet (see Smith, "The Furniture of Anthony G. Quervelle, Part V" Antiques (March 1974), p. 512.