Lot 349
An American Classical Brass-Mounted Carved Mahogany Games Table, early 19th c., Boston, stenciled "Rufus Pierce Furniture Warehouse...Boston", foldover top, frieze with classical mounts, tapered columnar stem with circular plinth, hipped saber legs, brass paw feet, casters, height 28 1/2 in., width 35 in., depth 17 1/4 in Note: The label on this table is from 1828-1829, the short period that Rufus Pierce had sole proprietorship of a furniture warehouse at 17 Market Street in Boston. Pierce was partnered Isaac Allen in 1827 and then with Nathaniel Messer 1829-1830. In 1830 Pierce had relocated to New York when creditors sold the 17 Market (renamed Cornhill) Street inventories. Reference: Talbott. "Boston Empire Furniture", Magazine Antiques (May 1976), p. 1008, figs. 8-10.
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