Lot 833
An American Renaissance Carved and Incised Rosewood Parlor Suite, c. 1870, John Jelliff, Newark, N.J., comprising two sofas, a pair of side chairs and two armchairs, the sofas each having a triple back, arched crests centered by female masks, turned pendants, the arms terminating in busts of Renaissance women, shaped incised seat rail, turned legs, casters, matching arm and side chairs, sofa: height 46 1/2 in., width 80 in., depth 23 in.; armchair height 41 1/2 in.; side chair height 40 in. Note: A rosewood sofa in a suite attributed to Jelliff with crest, back, seat and legs nearly identical to those seen here sold as lot 183 February 3, 2007 in these salesrooms. Another related sofa sold as lot 529 on February 2, 1999. Reference: The leg turnings on this suite are nearly identical to several examples by Jelliff conserved by the Newark Museum of Art including a suite made for the Warren Trusdell house in Newark (see Ulysses Dietz, A Century of Revivals, 19th Century American Furniture form the Collection of the Newark Museum, pl. 37-40, 43, pp, 45-51). Curator William Dietz noted that while the carving and custom work varied within the firm's output, the routinely incidental detail work (such as the legs seen in this suite) varied little within the shop. (Ibid, p. 45.)
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