Lot 419
A Very Rare Pair of American Classical Carved and Gilded Rosewood Recamiers, early 19th c., the opposed pair with swan appliques, lotus blossom feet, height 33 1/2 in., length 78 in., depth 23 in Note: This exuberant pair of American recamiers are likely inspired by the well-known bed designed by Jacob Desmalter for the bedroom of Empress Josephine at Malmaison. In the United States a sofa was made by John Finlay (Baltimore), c.1832, for John and Eliza Ridgely of "Hampton" and was specifically listed in the invoice as "sofa with gilt swans". A New York pier table with opposing swan supports is conserved by the Kaufman Americana Foundation, Norfolk, Va. In the pair offered here presents opposed carved and gilded swans with breast and head at one end and a wing terminating the rail. The maker of this pair of recamiers was not only informed of Empire precedents for the swan motif, but alsoexhibits a knowledge of the "Grecian" style of John Hall and perhaps Biedermeier with a restraint of excess ornament and stylized bas relief execution of the figures. Reference: Cooper, Wendy A., Classical Taste in...
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