$7,000
Classical Carved Mahogany Dressing Table, Anthony Quervelle, Philadelphia, c. 1825 the hinged top with double crossbanded border and rounded corners opens to an interior with mirror and a fitted gold-tooled red leather interior, above a case of three rounded drawers, the top a faux drawer, the second a fitted drawer bearing the label of "Anthony G. Quervelle's Cabinet and Sofa Manufactory," and the third a bag drawer with carved gadrooned border, all on dolphin-carved supports continuing to molded scrolled legs on casters, joined by double vase and ring-turned medial stretchers, refinished, (minor imperfections), ht. 30 3/4, wd. 24, dp. 19 in. Literature: This table is illustrated in Robert C. Smith's article "The Furniture of Anthony G. Quervelle, Part III: The Work Tables," The Magazine Antiques, August 1973, p. 267, fig. 12. veneer cracks in top patched, drawer fronts sunbeached showing shadows of previous hardware, interior lacks adjustable work surface, missing a lid for a pencil compartment.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2006-02-19
