attributed to J. & J.W. Meeks, New York, circa 1830, with "Egyptian" black marble top and columns, stenciled decoration, the front support in the form of a pair of giltwood swans centering metal lyre strings, the back set with a mirror plate flanked by stenciled pilasters, on lion's paw feet, leaf and fruit carved gilt appliques, 37-1/2 x 44 x 18 in.Note: The Sotheby's catalog indicates that "the carved capitals above the columns on this pier table are virtually identical to those of a secretary bookcase attributed to Meeks in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and illustrated in 19th Century Americaÿ(New York, 1970), no. 70. A similar swan and lyre design appears as a stencil on a labeled Meeks pier table illustrated in the same catalog, no. 68." A nearly identical pier table, possibly the mate to this table, is in the collections of the Kaufman Americana Collection. See Wendy Cooper, Classical Taste in America, 1800-1840, catalog no. 102.; Provenance: Sotheby's, New York, June 1987, lot 188, $33,000 (accompanied by original receipt); The Estate of William N. Banks, Jr., Newnan, Georgia very good condition overall, some fading, abrasions, and wear to stenciling and ebonized elements, scattered chips and surface losses to gilding and verdigris, shrinkage cracks and distress at lower shelf, backboards reset or replaced (mirror plate not removed for exam), original marble top with wear and scattered edge chips/flaws, stains, some flaking and losses to gilding including at back of swan figures, old breaks and repairs to original marble top, surface chip at back of top, Break and repair to one marble column, some patches and repairs at toes