Pier table, 1810–20, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Mahogany, marble, gilded brass with white pine, 34 x 36 x 15 1/2 in. (86.4 x 91.4 x 39.4 cm), Furniture, By tradition, this pair of tables (,.3) was made for the home of the prosperous sea captain Moses Rogers at 7 State Street in Lower Manhattan, opposite the Battery. The sensitivity of the cabinetmaker—possibly Duncan Phyfe (1768– 1854)—is apparent in the highly figured veneers on the aprons, applied in opposite directions on the two tables to enhance their effectiveness as a matched pair standing side by side
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Pier table, 1810–20, New York, United States, American, Mahogany, marble, gilded brass, white pine, 34 x 36 15 1/2, 86.4 91.4 39.4 cm, Furniture, tradition, pair, tables, 3, home, prosperous sea, captain, Moses, Rogers, 7 State, Street, Lower Manhattan, opposite, Battery, sensitivity, cabinetmaker— Duncan, Phyfe, 1768– 1854, — apparent, highly figured, veneers, aprons, applied, opposite directions, two tables, enhance, effectiveness, matched pair, standing, side
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