The Susan Bainbridge Classical Carved Mahogany and Mahogany Veneer Dressing Table

Description:

The Susan Bainbridge Classical Carved Mahogany and Mahogany Veneer Dressing Table, possibly Joseph Barry (1757-1838),Philadelphia, c. 1820, a mirror glass supported by carved figural posts and peaked crest above the rectangular top with flanking lift-top compartmented boxes, on a shallow case of three short drawers joining four shaped frontal legs carved with rosettes and acanthus leaves and ending in hairy paw feet, all joined by a shaped platform to the rear turned and spiral-carved legs and pierced splats, old refinish, ht. 62 1/4 in.

Provenance: By descent from Susan Syleger Bainbridge, wife of Commodore William Bainbridge of the United States Navy, who commanded the USS Constitution and was victorious over the HMS Java in a famous naval battle during the war of 1812.
Estimate $6,000-8,000

secondary woods are cedar and pine. The piece has an old and glossy finish that should be removed. The top has superficial scratches and minor veneer cracks due to shrinkage. The brass liner on the mirror frame is bent. There needs to be some adjustment to the mirror supports. They don't work properly. Some of the dividers and tops of the fitted top drawers are missing. We have not seen a dressing table like this before. A talented furniture restorer could vastly improve the piece.



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