The Beauty and Function of Antique Furniture
Farm Table
American Virginia mid19th century farm table, Southern yellow pine, having a two-board top overhanging a pinned frieze, raised on turned annulated legs ending in vasiform feet. Warm older golden-red dry surface. Good overall condition. Measures 29.75" tall, 70" wide and 31" deep.
$1,175.00
Table
American late Federal Classical Revival game table in mahogany and flame-figured mahogany, having a two-board "D"-shaped hinged top with a molded edge, overhanging a conforming flame-figured frieze, raised on four annulated and spiral turned legs spooled above brass cup-castors. Dating is c. 1825-1835. Good overall condition with an old repair to one leg. Mellow reddish-brown older surface. Measures 30" tall; the folded top is 36.5" wide and 18" deep.
$985.00
Dresser
American Transitional 19th century chest of drawers, dating from the second quarter of the 19th century in cherry and highly figured tiger and birdseye maple, having a cherry case with a bold birdseye maple scrolled backpiece atop an overhanging rectangular top a conforming case fitted with four matched birdseye maple hand-dovetailed drawers with turned mushroom-form knobs, a large deep long drawer flanked by figured tiger stiles over three recessed narrow long drawers flanked by vasiform-and-ring turned pilasters, above a figured tiger plinth, raised on four short vasiform turned legs ending in compressed ball-feet. Single-board paneled sides. Poplar secondary wood. Good overall condition with a warm reddish-golden refinished surface and a few minor veneer chips. Measures 48.75" tall including the backpiece; 24" wide and 20.5" deep.
$1,175.00
Chest of Drawers
American late Federal maple chest of drawers, having a single board top overhanging five graduated hand-dovetailed drawers with fronts lapping a dovetailed case, above a reeded valence, raised on short legs turned with a ring spooled above an inverted cup and an annulated vasiform foot. Plank sides. The drawers are each mounted with a brass batwing escutcheon centering two brass bail pulls fitted to brass batwing backplates. Good overall condition with a warm older reddish-gold surface. The brass hardware is a later replacement. Measures 47.5" tall, 37" wide and 18.5" deep.
$1,150.00
Pine Cupboard
American step-back pine cupboard, having a molded cornice atop a glazed upper case with two framed glass doors opening to two fixed shelves above two short drawers, “stepped back” from a lower case that has two paneled doors enclosing a cabinet with a single fixed shelf. Plank sides. Replaced pulls. Late 19th century. Older dark-brown surface. Measures 77" tall, 46" wide and 21 ½" deep. $895.00
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