Fine and Rare Queen Anne Maple Splay-Legged Tea Table, Possibly Connecticut or Portsmouth, New Hampshire, circa 1760
Property from the Collection of a Founding Family of Connecticut
Property from the Collection of a Founding Family of Connecticut
Fine and Rare Queen Anne Maple Splay-Legged Tea Table
Possibly Connecticut or Portsmouth, New Hampshire
circa 1760
bears a type-written note on the underside reading, An early oval, maple top table, with scalloped skirt, 4 gracefully turned and tapered legs with unusual splay ending in button feet. Formally a part of the Dr. Fussenick (sic) Collection, Torrington, Connecticut. Similar table illustrated Figure #1240, Nutting’s Furniture Treasury, Vol. 1. and in red ink 43.2.17.
Height 24 3/4 in. by Width 34 1/4 in. by Depth 28 in.
Overall fine condition. Refinished. With general overall marks, nicks, surface scratches, tiny losses and repairs consistent with age and use. Some separation to the joins, most notably to top. Bearing old paper label to underside of top. With old accession number 43.2.17. in red ink to underside.
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