Queen Anne Candle Stand

F1778. 18th Century Queen Anne Tea Table of superb proportions and
desirable size, having a serpentine tapered pedestal with ring
turnings and depressed ball base and supports by cabriole legs
terminating in slipper feet. All original except finish.
Attributed to the school of Eliphalet Chapin, Connecticut.
Circa 1780. During the early 1700's in England, tea drinking was
popular. "Before long Americans will also be drinking tea" and using
the special tables and tea pots that went with the rage. To meet this
demand, American craftsmen, particularly in Philadelphia, Massachusetts
and Connecticut hand-crafter these lovely tea tables. This table was
probably crafted in Connecticut where Eliphalet Chapin and his followers
worked in cherry. This particular table not only has a table top for
serving tea, or for seating two or three, but has additional embellishments
that would have added value to the piece then, and do so now. Note the
reverse scalloped top mounted on a well proportioned column and the perfectly
proportioned "S" shaped legs that suggest strong muscular support for
the top.