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Collection of Jean and Jim Barrow | May 20, 2023

Sat, May 20, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 96

Very Fine Baltimore Federal Eagle Inlaid Mahogany Pembroke Table

Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

Maryland, 1790-1810, line inlaid figured mahogany top with quarter fan lightwood inlay, figured and line inlaid skirts with American Federal shield and spread wing eagle patera with green shading, tapered legs with bold bellflower chain inlay, spade feet, yellow pine and oak secondary, rosehead nails, 28-1/2 x 21 x 33-1/2 in.

Note: A closely related table with eagle patera inlay is in the collections of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms in the U. S. Department of State. See Conger, Treasures of State, cat no. 131. 

Condition

accompanied by pre-conservation snapshots recording a fine old surface with only minor inlay losses and one small loss at rule joint, now conserved

Collection of Jean and Jim Barrow