ATTRIBUTED TO DUNCAN PHYFE (1768-1854), NEW YORK, CIRCA 1816

Displaying the refinement of the Classical style, this superbly crafted pembroke table exemplifies the style and design of one of early America’s most renowned cabinetmakers, Duncan Phyfe (1768-1854). A nearly identical documented pembroke table furnished the home of wealthy New York City dry-goods merchant James Lefferts Brinckerhoff (see Peter M. Kenny and Michael K. Brown, Duncan Phyfe: Master Cabinetmaker in New York (New Haven, 2011), pp. 184-187). The canted corners on the drop-leaves above four beautifully turned and carved supports with ebonized and waterleaf-carved gilt legs are almost nearly identical to that of the Brinckerhoff table in both design and construction (see Peter M. Kenny and Michael K. Brown, pp. 186-187, pl. 19). Surviving in remarkable pristine condition, these elegant details are shown to their full effect.