Lot Essay
For a related example, see Beatrice B. Garvan, Federal Philadelphia: The Athens of the Western World (Philadelphia, 1987), p. 52, pl. 12.
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Property of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Callahan
A CLASSICAL CARVED MAHOGANY DROP-LEAF LIBRARY TABLE
PHILADELPHIA,1815-1825
Details
A CLASSICAL CARVED MAHOGANY DROP-LEAF LIBRARY TABLE
Philadelphia,1815-1825
The rectangular top with hinged clover-shaped leaves above a conforming frame fitted with a drawer, on two rosette carved supports, on splayed legs with carved knees, with ring-turned double stretcher, with brass paw feet, fitted with castors
29½in. high, 52in. wide (open), 36in. deep
Philadelphia,1815-1825
The rectangular top with hinged clover-shaped leaves above a conforming frame fitted with a drawer, on two rosette carved supports, on splayed legs with carved knees, with ring-turned double stretcher, with brass paw feet, fitted with castors
29½in. high, 52in. wide (open), 36in. deep
Provenance
Jess Pavey