Very Fine and Rare Classical Brass Inlaid, Carved and Figured Mahogany Games Table, Attributed to Charles-Honoré Lannuier (1779-1819), New York, circa 1815

retains remnants of original wall paper in card tray.

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This table exhibits the classic hallmarks of Honoré Lannuier, including his meticulous craftsmanship and his use of beautifully carved outstretched lion’s paw legs.  Nearly identical pair of Honoré Lannuier tables has a Curtis-Fish family history. One of the pair was illustrated in Peter M. Kenny, Frances F. Bretter, and Ulrich Leben, Honoré Lannuier, Cabinet Maker from Paris: The Life and Work of a French Ebéniste in Federal New York, (New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1998), p. 208, no. 65 while the pair was later sold at Doyle, New York, American Furniture & Decorations, November 29, 2006, sale 06AM02, lot 2135. The pair of tables has applied ormolu mounts on their frieze whereas the currently offered lot has a unique attribute of a brass inlaid anthemion.