Lot 178
An American Classical Bronze-Mounted Mahogany Box Sofa, early 19th c., New York, tubular crest rail and arms, mounted columnar uprights, paneled seat rail, tapered cylindrical feet, casters, height 34 in., width 80 in., depth 29 in Note: Many elements of this sofa relate to those on notable sofas made in New York. The crest rail is identical to that on a mahogany sofa in the Brooklyn Museum of Art (acc. 41.1181); on lot 283 sold Neal Auction Company on February 7, 2009; and on lot 284 sold September 15, 2012. The columnar arm supports, flat seat rail with drum terminals and tapered legs on this sofa are very similar to those on a sofa in the Newark Museum's seminal Classical America exhibition of 1963. Reference: Voorsanger and Howat. Art and the Empire City, New York 1825-1861, p. 516, pl. 224 and Tracy. Classical America 1815-1845. pl. 57.
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