Lot 81
An American Restauration Lit de Repos, New York, in the manner of Duncan Phyfe, ornate brass casters beneath a plinth base, deep skirt, scroll head and foot ending in convex boss, height 41 in., length 77 in., width 39 in.
PLEASE NOTE: The finely chosen veneers, sophisticated scroll terminal, ornate casters, and precise construction of this bed are indicative of the workshop of Duncan Phyfe. This bed, modeled on a French form, shares details found a méridienne ordered from Phyfe by Samuel Foot in 1837 and now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and on numerous Phyfe pieces at Milford Plantation, Pinewood, South Carolina. Reference: Tracy. 19th Century America, Furniture and Other Decorative Arts, fig. 79.
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