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A Very Fine William and Mary Turned Cherrywood Gateleg Table, probably New London County, Connecticut, circa 1725-35
Estimate
40,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description
- Height 28 1/2 in. by Width 58 1/2 in. by Depth 47 3/4 in.; Width Closed 19 in.
Retains a dark rich possibly original surface. Proper right side-rail inscribed M.Y.A 1859.
Condition
Secondary wood is poplar and oak. Appears to retain its original wrought iron hinges with leather washers. Lobe on skirt replaced. Vertical crack on propert right. Proper right side of uppercase with restoration.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Generously proportioned drop-leaf tables with turned bases were among the largest and most impressive furnishings in the eighteenth century household. The great numbers that survive today attest to their popularity and the ease with which their turned parts could be produced and assembled.
This rare example of cherry with poplar and oak secondary woods was likely made in Southeastern, Connecticut. Its most distinctive feature is the tapered drawer sides, which are associated with furniture made around Stonington and Norwich. The refined mirror-image baluster turnings separated by rings are similar to the balusters found on gateleg tables made in Boston in the first quarter of the eighteenth century. Related turnings are found on a walnut gateleg table at Yale University and on one at Historic Deerfield that descended in the Bowdoin family of Boston (see David Barquist, American Tables and Looking Glasses, New Haven, 1992, no. 40, pp. 119-120 and Dean Fales, The Furniture of Historic Deerfield, New York, 1976, no. 237).