06-08-200306-08-2003
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2198Boston
June 8, 2003 11:00 AMCalender
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Chippendale Mahogany Carved Tilt-top Tea Table

Sell one like this
$15,275$13,000
Auction: Sale #2198 - 2198Location: BostonDate / Time: June 08, 2003 11:00AM

Description:

Chippendale Mahogany Carved Tilt-top Tea Table, Massachusetts, 1765-80, the circular top turns on a pillared birdcage platform on a turned and fluted support and tripod cabriole leg base, the knees carved with pectin shells continuing to claw and ball feet, old mellow patina, (very minor restoration),ht. 28, dia. 30 in.

Provenance: Mary R. Atwood Antiques, Watertown, Connecticut.

Literature: American Furniture, Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, by Joseph Downs, plate 385, shows what appears to be a nearly identical table.
Estimate $5,000-7,000

Keywords

Massachusetts, Tea Table, Watertown, Mary R. Atwood Antiques, Connecticut, Joseph Downs