late 18th/early 19th century, tops with half fan and banded inlay, old green felt, square tapered legs with floral sprig paterae above bellflowers, double rear swing legs, satinwood inlay, poplar and beech secondary, 30 x 37-3/4 x 19 in.
Provenance: Gifted to the Thomas Jefferson Foundation by Ruth G. Connolly in 1976; Property deaccessioned by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc. These objects were never owned by Thomas Jefferson. They are not directly related to Thomas Jefferson or Monticello itself, and therefore fall outside the Foundation’s collections scope. Proceeds will be used to benefit the conservation and acquisitions fund.
Literature: One table from this lot is illustrated in Susan R. Stein, The Worlds of Thomas Jefferson at Monticello (Harry N. Abrams, New York City, 1993), p. 269, cat. no. 131
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Gifted to the Thomas Jefferson Foundation by Ruth G. Connolly in 1976; Property deaccessioned by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc. These objects were never owned by Thomas Jefferson. They are not directly related to Thomas Jefferson or Monticello itself, and therefore fall outside the Foundation’s collections scope. Proceeds will be used to benefit the conservation and acquisitions fund.
one table in dry and probably original surface, upper front legs with repairs to break and associated patches, center support bar reinforced at apron, patch at hinge; the other table upper legs with spliced restoration (see photos), proper left rear apron corner with loss and patch; both with distress and wear to old but later surfaces, scattered inlay and veneer repairs and restorations
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