Carved Mahogany Dressing Table

Description:

Carved Mahogany Dressing Table, eastern Massachusetts, c. 1760-80, the molded overhanging top with shaped corners above a case of one long drawer above three short drawers, the central drawer carved with a fan, above a shaped and scroll-carved skirt joining four cabriole legs ending in claw-and-ball feet, replaced brasses, refinished, (imperfections),ht. 31 1/2, top wd. 38 1/4, case wd. 32 1/4, top dp. 22, case dp. 19 in.

Provenance: John Walton Inc.; Lincoln & Jean Sander, American Antiques, Redding, Connecticut, 1993.
Estimate $2,500-3,500

top split and repaired, added and replaced glue blocks, minor shrinkage cracks to case sides.


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