possibly by George Bright, Boston, 1760-1770, dense and richly grained mahogany top and leaves, shaped aprons with boldly scrolled knee brackets, strong and finely carved ball and claw feet with undercut rear talons, 28 x 13-1/2 x 42 in., 41-1/2 in. wide with leaves raised

Provenance: Israel Sack, Inc., New York, NY; Levison & Cullen Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia, January 2001 (accompanied by copy of receipt for $38,000); Estate of Richard and Shirley Roberts, Virginia Beach, Virginia

Literature: Illustrated in Israel Sack, Inc., American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, Vol. VIII (1986), p. 2251, fig. 5713.

Note: The high quality of the mahogany, the crisp carving of the feet, the design and integration of the legs and aprons, and the construction methods are consistent with the work of George Bright. It shares these features with the documented period table illustrated in Brock Jobe and Myrna Kaye, New England Furniture, The Colonial Era (1984), fig. 63.

Another similar example is illustrated in American Art Association, "Furniture and Silver by American Master Craftsmen of Colonial and Early Federal Times, etc...Sold by Order of Francis Garvan" 1931, lot 275.