Lot 359
An American Classical Carved Mahogany Sofa, c. 1815, New York, crest rail, acanthine design, the ears decorated with bold rosettes, reeded scrolled arms, the saber legs headed by Ionic scrolls and carved with leaves, on foliate cast brass feet, note: restorations to rear legs, imperfections to crest rail, height 33.5in., width 90 in., depth 25 in. E2500-3500 Note: A New York Mahogany Dolphin sofa of similar form with a closely related bowed crestrail ending in rosettes was sold in these rooms on April 9, 1999 as lot 600. Two other sofas of New York origin with similar distinctive crest rails can be found in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York and the Navy Memorial Museum, Washington, D.C. Interestingly, this sofa, lot 359, incorporates continuous reeding in the frame and has leaf carved saber legs in such a manner often associated with Duncan Phyfe. Reference: Oscar P. Fitzgerald, Three Centuries of American Furniture, p. 118 and Marilynn Johnson, et al., Nineteenth Century America, Furniture and Other Decorative Objects, pl. 45.
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