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Premier Catalog Auction Day 3

Sat, Jul 14, 2018 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1287

Charleston-Attributed Classical Breakfast Table

Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000

Bid Increments

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possibly shop of Jacob Henry, circa 1820, highly-figured and carved mahogany with two drop leaves, single dove-tailed drawer, turned "beehive" supports on carved legs with brass casters, richly-grained mahogany with polished surface, drawer has a burlwood, banded facing, yellow pine, white pine, and maple secondary, 24-1/4 x 22-3/4 x 35-1/2 in. 

Note: This table shares details with the work of Jacob Henry who was working in Charleston as early as 1813, and was listed as a cabinet maker at 130 Meeting Street in 1824; a related card table is illustrated in Rauschenberg and Bivins, Jr. "The Furniture of Charleston, 1680 -1820" ref. NT-74.

Condition

excellent condition overall, minor veneer cracks and repairs at skirt, break in repair at one leg, possible restoration at one gate

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