Lot Essay
A similar pair of candlestands made by William Pike (active circa 1804) of Mattituck, Long Island is illustrated in Failey, Long Island is My Nation (Cold Spring Harbor, New York, 1976), p.9-25.
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Important American Furniture and Decorative Arts
(Lots 341-463)
Various Properties
A FEDERAL GREEN-PAINTED MAPLE CANDLESTAND
COASTAL LONG ISLAND, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Details
A FEDERAL GREEN-PAINTED MAPLE CANDLESTAND
Coastal Long Island, early 19th century
The rectangular top above a ring-turned and baluster standard, on a tripartite base with sawn cabriole legs and shod feet
25¾in. high, 17½in. wide, 18in. deep
Coastal Long Island, early 19th century
The rectangular top above a ring-turned and baluster standard, on a tripartite base with sawn cabriole legs and shod feet
25¾in. high, 17½in. wide, 18in. deep