Lot 163
An American Rococo Carved and Laminated Rosewood Parlor Suite, mid-19th c., attributed to J. & J.W. Meeks, New York, in the pattern referred to as "Hawkins", comprising a sofa, three armchairs and two side chairs, finely carved floral and grape motif, sinuous serpentine form, the backs with tall crests, cabriole arms and legs, later casters, sofa height 49 in., width 64 in., depth 25 in Note: A nearly identical parlour suite, attributed to Joseph W. Meeks and presented to his daughter, Sophia Theresa at her marriage to Dexter Hawkins, is conserved by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Reference: See Davidson and Stillinger, The American Wing, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, p. 169, pl. 261, 262.
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