$45,000
Queen Anne Red-painted Tiger Maple Tea Table, southeastern Massachusetts, c. 1750-80, with oval top on cutout apron joining splayed tapering legs ending in pad feet on balls, original surface, the table in an extraordinary state of preservation, ht. 25 1/2, wd. 34, dp. 26 in. Literature: This table is illustrated and discussed in Brock Jobe et al., Harbor and Home: Furniture of Southeastern Massachusetts 1710-1850 , as plate 30, p. 108. In the entry, the table is compared to similar tables made in Newport, Rhode Island, and Dartmouth, Massachusetts. The authors write, "the most dramatic feature of the table is the ball underneath each pad, which, along with the splay of the legs, gives the table a bold vitality." The table was exhibited at Winterthur in conjunction with the publication of Harbor and Home . Provenance: Found in Padanaram, Dartmouth, Massachusetts; Fine Americana, Skinner, November 1, 1986, Lot 199; G.W. Samaha Antiques, purchased in 1987.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-10-27
