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A Fine American Rococo Carved and Laminated Rosewood Étagère, mid-19th c., attributed to J. & J.W. Meeks, New York, crest with rosettes, bonnet top flanked by foliate finials, arched mirror back flanked by candle shelves, ring-turned supports, scroll brackets, serpentine white marble top, laminated apron with acanthine and floral carving, reticulated cabriole legs, two lower shelves, shaped plinth, scroll feet, height 106 in., width 58 3/4 in., depth 21 1/2 in.

  • Notes: Note: The use of innovative laminated construction for the apron and shelf adornments on this étagère is indicative of the two largest firms in New York's Rococo Revival furniture trade: John Henry Belter and J. and J.W. Meeks. A rosewood étagère with nearly identical mirror shape, apron, and cabriole legs is installed in the drawing room of Fountain Elms (acc. 59.118, see d'Ambrosio. Masterpieces of American Furniture from the Munson Williams Proctor Institute, p. 20, fig 16 and p. 80, fig. 25. Another rosewood étagère attributed to J. and J. W. Meeks nearly identical to that offered here is illustrated in Dubrow. American Furniture of the 19th c.. p. 144.

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