ATTRIBUTED TO THE CHARLES PARKER CO., CIRCA 1885

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AN AMERICAN AESTHETIC MOVEMENT BRASS AND SILVERED-METAL SIDE-TABLE
ATTRIBUTED TO THE CHARLES PARKER CO., CIRCA 1885
The center panel with a silvered hummingbird on an upholstered ground, raised on griffin-form feet
31 in. (78.7 cm.) high, 19 in. (48.2 cm.) wide, 18 in. (45.7 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

The Charles Parker Company, operating well into the 20th century from premises in Meriden, Connecticut, specialized in the production of Aesthetic Movement furnishings and decorations in highly-polished tubular brass. Though often unmarked, designs related to lots 176-178 are currently held in the collections of The Saint Louis Art Museum, the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the Dallas Museum of Art.

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