The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Pfaffenroth: American Furniture, Silver and Decorative Arts
The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Pfaffenroth: American Furniture, Silver and Decorative Arts
Very Fine and Rare Large Chippendale Carved Mahogany Eight-Legged Drop-Leaf Dining Table, New York, Circa 1765
Auction Closed
January 19, 09:11 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Very Fine and Rare Large Chippendale Carved Mahogany Eight-Legged Drop-Leaf Dining Table
New York
Circa 1765
Appears to retain its original surface. One inner leg replaced.
Height 28 in. by Width 55 1/4 in. (open) by Width 23 in. (closed) by Depth 48 3/4 in.
Property of a Private Collection;
Sotheby's New York, Important Americana: Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Porcelain, Prints and Carpets, January 21, 2012, sale 8823, lot 293
Sotheby's New York, Important Americana: Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Porcelain, Prints and Carpets, January 21, 2012, sale 8823, lot 293
The legs on this extraordinary table relate directly with those found on contemporaneous New York gaming tables ascribed to the Type II or "Beekman" type. The acanthus carving on the knees is a very rare motif in New York but may be found on two other surviving New York tables. The first is a games table sold at Sotheby's, New York, Important Americana, January 22, 2011, sale 8710, lot 312. The second is another dining table now in the collection of the Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, MI and is illustrated in American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, vol. 1, (Washington, DC: Highland House Publishers Inc., 1969), p. 145, no. 394.