Rhode Island Furniture Archive - Yale University Art Gallery

Photo: Courtesy Northeast Auctions, Hampton and Portsmouth, N.H. Click the image to enlarge	Stand
	Object number RIF868
	Maker Maker Unknown
	Dimensions Height: 24 3/8 in. (61.91 cm) Diameter of top: 21 1/4 in. (53.98 cm)
	Date 1750–80
	Current location Unknown
	Geography Made in Rhode Island (view a map of Rhode Island)
	Medium Mahogany (primary); cherry (brace)
	Marks None
	Inscriptions "J. M. Lon [or Lee?]," in graphite, on underside of brace
	Provenance Nathan Liverant and Son, Colchester, Connecticut, 2005. Northeast Auctions, Hampton and Portsmouth, New Hampshire (sale held Manchester, New Hampshire), August 6–8, 2010, lot 855; sold to Clark Pearce, Essex, Massachusetts
	Associated names Nathan Liverant and Son Northeast Auctions Clark Pearce
	Construction The circular top has a plain rounded edge. A segment of a circle is inscribed on the underside of the top, to which is attached, by means of four large and four small screws, a cleat, whose edges are chamfered and whose ends are rounded and tapered. The top of the vasiform and ring-turned pedestal is doweled into the cleat. On the bottom of the cylindrical base of the pedestal is a metal plate, affixed with flat-headed nails, which obscures the joints between the pedestal and the cabriole legs, which end in shod snake feet. Examined by P. E. Kane, July 25, 2012; notes compiled by T. B. Lloyd.
	See also RIF250 RIF1373 RIF1532 RIF2975 RIF3203 RIF3759 RIF3939 RIF4871 RIF5065 RIF5778 RIF5899 RIF6530 RIF6546
	Bibliography "Nathan Liverant and Son advertisement," Antiques (Summer 2005), n.p., ill. Northeast Auctions, Hampton and Portsmouth, N.H., Annual Summer Americana Auction, sale cat. (August 6–8, 2010), 100, lot 855, ill. David Hewett, "Northeast's Annual Sale Gets $2.753 Million in Manchester," Maine Antique Digest (October 2010): 31-A, ill.