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Dining table

Object number

RIF2885

Maker

Maker Unknown

Dimensions

Open: 27 1/2 × 48 1/2 × 47 1/2 in. (69.85 × 123.19 × 120.65 cm)

Date

1755–75

Current location

Unknown

Geography

Made in Newport, Rhode Island
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Medium

Mahogany

Marks

Unknown

Inscriptions

Unknown

Provenance

Cornelius C. Moore (1885–1970), Newport, Rhode Island; consigned by his estate to Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, October 30, 1971, lot 136. Sotheby's, New York, October 21–22, 1983, lot 322. Sotheby's, New York, June 28, 30, 1984, lot 614. Sotheby's, New York, January 30–February 1, 1986, lot 670

Associated names

Cornelius C. Moore
Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc.
Unknown
Sotheby Parke Bernet

Bibliography

Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, Important American Furniture: Property from the Estate of the Late Cornelius C. Moore, sale cat. (October 30, 1971), 49, lot 136, ill.
Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, Important American Furniture, Folk Art, and Related Decorative Arts, sale cat. (October 21–22, 1983), lot 322, ill.
Sotheby's, New York, Fine American Furniture, Silver, Porcelain, and Related Decorative Arts, sale cat. (June 28 and 30, 1984), lot 614, ill.
Sotheby's, New York, Important Americana, sale cat. (January 30–Februrary 1, 1986), lot 670, ill.