IMPORTANT FEDERAL MAHOGANY AND SATINWOOD WORK TABLE
c. 1816, Portsmouth, attrib. Judkins and Senter (worked 1808-26)
two drawers with satinwood fronts, the top drawer fitted with compartments; shelf below with scalloped gallery; on tapering turned and reeded legs, 29"h; 16"sq.
See: Broke Job, Portsmouth Furniture, Masterworks from the New Hampshire Seacoast, pg. 270, fig. 66A
"Every maker of fashionable furniture in Portsmouth undoubtedly offered the form [the shelf]. It became a favored local alternative to the Massachusetts version with a sewing bag instead of a shelf."
From the estate of Sarah C. Day
Old age split in top filled.
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
Realized: $8,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 249 : IMPORTANT FEDERAL MAHOGANY AND SATINWOOD WORK TABLE
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