August Americana
Description:
Chippendale Mahogany Tilt-top Tea Table, coastal Massachusetts, 1760-90, the circular top tilts on a fluted post with Doric capital and base continuing to the tripod base of paneled cabriole legs with finely carved scallops on the knees ending in claw-and-ball feet, (very minor imperfections),dia. 32 3/4, ht. 28 in.
Literature: A similar table is illustrated and discussed in fig. 145, pp. 275-6, New England Furniture at Winterthur: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, by Nancy E. Richards and Nancy Goyne Evans, University Press of New England, 1997.
Estimate $4,000-6,000
two screws missing from cleats.
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