Sold for:
$2,460
$2,460
Shaker Pine and Birch Worktable, Canterbury, New Hampshire, c. 1840, overhanging rectangular top with breadboard ends, on four block- and ring-turned, slightly swelled, tapering legs joined by a straight apron, with thumbmolded drawer, turned wooden pull, traces of red wash, (minor imperfections), ht. 25 5/8, top 29 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. Literature: Shaker Furniture , plate 38; Gather Up the Fragments , p. 139. The overall form, particularly the square to round transition in the slender legs, divided by a small ring turning, is similar to other tables with provenance from Canterbury.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-06-15
