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THBFine and Rare Boston Federal Figured Satinwood Inlaid Work Table
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PO Box 2135
Asheville, NC 28802
United States
Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Brunk Auctions has been conducting sales of fine and decorative arts for over 30 years. Auctions are held in our North Carolina sale room but attracts a global audience. Founded by Robert Brunk in 1983, the auctions became well known for their integrity and profes...Read more
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About Auction
LiveMay 20, 2023
May 20, 2023 | Lots 1-353 Brunk Auctions support@brunkauctions.com
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- Lot Description
attributed to John and Thomas Seymour, ca. 1810, highly figured banded and inlaid top with biscuit corners centering a birdseye maple veneered panel, the upper drawer fitted with a ratcheted writing board with early green baize lining above an additional drawer, both with lion mask brass pulls, the drawers finely dovetailed with mahogany secondary, the case sides and back with double panel inlays, one side fitted with a pull out work bag, finely turned and reeded legs on brass casters, 29-1/2 x 21-3/4 x 17-1/2 in.
Note: A handful of other highly inlaid Boston work tables from the Seymour School are known. See, for example, The Furniture Masterworks of John and Thomas Seymour by Robert D. Mussey, Jr., catalog numbers 82 and 84, the latter now in the collections of the White House Historical Association.
Another closely related Seymour work table is illustrated in Sack, The New Fine Points of American Furniture, p. 308, where it is listed as a "Masterpiece."
Condition
accompanied by detailed treatment report and extensive photographic documentation from Robert Mussey Associates recording scattered minor repairs; some minor stains and warping to top (later brace at underside) with scattered cracks and veneer repairs, slight warp to writing board, shrinkage cracks at drawer bottoms, brasses replaced, some sun fading, other typical bumps, surface flaws and minor repairs
- Provenance
Milly McGehee, in consultation with Robert Mussey, Jr.;
Collection of Jean and Jim Barrow - Shipping Info
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