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Table

Object number

RIF4699

Maker

Maker Unknown

Dimensions

25 3/8 × 32 × 25 in. (64.453 × 81.28 × 63.5 cm)

Date

1760–90

Current location

Unknown

Geography

Possibly made in Rhode Island
(view a map of Rhode Island)

Medium

Maple

Style

Queen Anne

Provenance

Bonhams, New York, January 27, 2010, lot 1085

Associated names

Bonhams

Construction

The elliptical top is attached to the four serpentine-skirted rails with screw pockets, one per rail. The legs are joined to the skirt by mortise and tenon joints, each leg having two pins in the rectangular section above the turned, tapering legs ending in pad feet. Examined by P. E. Kane, January 27, 2010; notes compiled by T. B. Lloyd.

Bibliography

Bonhams, New York, American Furniture and Decorative Arts, sale cat. (January 27, 2010), 36, lot 1085, ill.