Bronze-Mounted, Carved Giltwood, Rosewood and Mahogany Pier Table

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Bronze-Mounted, Carved Giltwood, Rosewood and Mahogany Pier Table

About the Item

Attributed to Duncan Phyfe (1770-1854) New York, circa 1825 The white oblong marble top above a conforming case with a blind cock-beaded frieze drawer flanked by ormolu appliqués of a boy and girl playing musical instruments. The case bottom edge is bordered by a strip of rosewood with two brass string inlays. The case is raised on acanthus carved and gilded scrolled supports and paneled pilasters flanking a mirrored back on an concave plinth raised of four gilded and vert-antique-decorated acanthus-carved and turned feet. The highly successful design of this table in anomalous in many ways. Although the carved scrolled trusses fall comfortably within the classical idiom and the design relates to a "Console Table" published in George Smith's The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide (London, 1828), pl. LXIV, their use in New York pier tables of the 1820's is extremely rare. A pair of New York pier tables in the Museo Palacio Cantero in Trinidad de Cuba with gilded scrolled supports are the only known related examples. Similarly, frieze drawers in American pier tables are almost unheard of. This one appears to have been created at the original customer's request after the case was constructed. The carved and decorated feet of this table are familiar, however. They are almost identical to those on a pair of brass-mounted and inlaid rosewood card tables attributed to Duncan Phyfe, circa 1825 in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Attributed to:
Duncan Phyfe (Cabinetmaker)
Dimensions:
Height: 36.5 in (92.71 cm)Width: 41.75 in (106.05 cm)Depth: 17.5 in (44.45 cm)
Style:
American Classical (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Kingwood
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
Early 19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1825
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. The original marble has been repaired and crack lines are skillfully blended with the gray figuring of the marble. Original gilding on the scrolls has been in-gilded where necessary and the feet have been re-gilded to match known examples.
Seller Location:
New York, NY
Reference Number:
Seller: T-P-1591211stDibs: LU1356210570733