Lot 340
An American Late Classical Carved Rosewood Single-Door Armoire, c. 1830, probably Prudent Mallard, New Orleans, flared cornice, single mirrored door with molded and beaded surround, plinth drawer, bracket feet, height 95 1/2 in., width 51 in., depth 26 in Note: The fixed construction, proportions and case form of this armoire are very similar to those on an armoire accompanied by the sales receipt from Prudent Mallard sold by Neal Auction Company as lot 308 on September 30, 2006 and to that on an armoire attributed to Mallard at Gallier House, New Orleans. The bold beaded molding surrounding the door and plinth drawer relates closely to those seen from the New Orleans workshop of Dutreuil Barjon Sr. (b. 1799) and Dutreuil Barjon Sr. (b. 1799) and Dutreuil Barjon Jr. Reference: Dubrow. American Furniture of the 19th c., 1840-1880, p. 151. Moscou. New Orleans' Free-Men-of-Color Cabinetmakers in the New Orleans Furniture Trade, 1800-1850 p. 46; Ibid.fig. 9.
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