BOSTON, 1805-1815

Details

A FEDERAL MAHOGANY AND FIGURED MAPLE VENEERED WORK TABLE
BOSTON, 1805-1815
27 ½ in. high, 19 ½ in. wide, 16 in. deep

Provenance

Bernard and S. Dean Levy, Inc., New York

Literature

Diane Carlberg Ehrenpreis, entry in Brock Jobe, ed., Portsmouth Furniture: Masterworks from the New Hampshire Seacoast (Hanover, New Hampshire, 1993), p. 272, fig. 67A.

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Lot Essay

As discussed by Diane Carlberg Ehrenpreis (see Literature, above), the work table offered here illustrates the refined and sophisticated craftsmanship of Boston cabinetmakers. Its pronounced shaping, finely executed turned and veneered details and meticulous construction all indicate its production in Boston where substantial affluence supported such highly skilled cabinetmaking.

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