probably John Townsend, 1740-1760, highly figured single board top on plum pudding frame, finely turned legs with well formed pad feet, 26-1/2 x 33 x 23-1/4 in.
Provenance: Nathan Liverant and Son, Colchester, Connecticut, March 2003 (accompanied by copy of receipt for $45,000); Estate of Richard and Shirley Roberts, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Note: A drop leaf table with similarly shaped skirt with cyma curves intersecting a block at the top of the leg and continuing into similar legs, as well as similar outward flaring under pads is associated with John Townsend family is illustrated in Michael Moses, Master Craftsmen of Newport, The Townsends and Goddards (1984), p. 46, fig. 1.32 and 1.32a, with an expanded discussion of the form on pp.11-13.
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Nathan Liverant and Son, Colchester, Connecticut, March 2003 (accompanied by copy of receipt for $45,000); Estate of Richard and Shirley Roberts, Virginia Beach, Virginia
excellent condition overall, top secured with later screws, typical minor wear throughout with some edgewear to feet
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