The Hoopes Family Queen Anne Carved and Figured Walnut Dressing Table, possibly by William Savery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Retains an old surface.

Estate of Donelson Hoopes

poplar secondary wood; hardware replaced; front's finish has been cleaned but the sides still retain a majority of a dark finish; later screws, probably added in the mid to late 19th century, are placed threw top to additionally secure it; minor wear and scuffing to feet; minor wear to drawer lips; proper left lower drawer with an approximately 1 in. by 1/4 in. chip to drawer lip.
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This delicate dressing table has an incised line that follows the profile of the skirt and into the knee returns.  This characteristic can be seen in chairs and dressing tables associated to the workshop of William Savery.  In January 2007, Sotheby's sold the Johnson Family dressing table for $4,408,000, which had the same incised line and paneled trifid feet as this curently offered example.

This table has descended through the Hoopes family.  The family was quite active in the Revolutionary War and some family members were part of the First Philadlephia Cavalry and fought alongside George Washington.  Mr. Donelson Hoopes was a curator at the Corcoran Gallery, Booklyn Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the DeYoung Memorial Museum.  He was also director of the Thomas Cole House Foundation.