CLASSICAL SOFA TABLE Attributed to Duncan Phyfe (1770-1854) New York Circa 1820 Primary Wood: Mahogany Secondary Woods: Mahogany, Tulip Poplar, Cherry Height: 28 3/4 inches Width: 38 3/4 inches, 57 1/4 inches when open Depth: 26 inches
PAIR OF FEDERAL SIDE CHAIRS Boston Circa 1820 Possibly by Thomas Seymour working in the Isaac Vose and Son shop . The carving likely by Thomas Wightman Primary Wood: Mahogany Secondary Wood: Mahogany, Birch
Reference: Please see a sofa table with the identical base and stretcher in a photograph of the home of Isabel Bronson, daughter of Robert Donaldson, in Peter Kenny et al. Duncan Phyfe: Master Cabinetmaker of New York , page 132, figure 167.
Height: 35 inches Width: 19 1/2 inches Depth: 18 inches
For a similar armchair to this set see Stuart Feld, Boston in the Age of Neo Classicism , entry 6, page 27.
For a discussion of the Isaac Vose and Son shop as well as other similar chairs please see Mussey and Pearce, Rather Elegant Than Showy; The Classical Furniture of Isaac Vose , pages 260-270. 28
Made with FlippingBook. PDF to flipbook with ease