A Late Federal Grain Painted, Sponge and Smoke-Decorated Pine Game Table

Likely New England, 19th Century

the reverse of the drawer inscribed in pencil B....2, appears to retain the original pulls and finish.
Height 28 x width 36 1/2 x depth 17 3/4 inches. (closed)

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

In overall fine and stable condition. Minor wear to surface and paint, consistent with age and use. Minor paint touch ups. Loss to proper left lower side of drawer interior. Age cracks to three legs, seemingly along an existing fault in pieces of wood used. Under UV examination, the case shows a consistent varnish, which appears to be lacking from the top board.

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Mr. Fisher rejoined the firm in 2019 after working as a specialist in the American Furniture and Folk Art department at Sotheby’s New York. His areas of expertise include 18th, 19th, and 20th century American, Continental, and English furniture, decorative and folk art. Before coming to Hindman in 2013, Mr. Fisher worked in European Furniture and Decorative Arts in Philadelphia. He began his career working for a prints dealer focusing on works from the 16th through the 20th centuries.

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Ms. Vogelpohl joined the firm in 2013 as a cataloger in the American and European Furniture and Decorative Arts department. She became a department specialist in 2017, focusing on American decorative arts and silver. She received a BA from the College of Charleston and an MLITT in Art History from the University of Glasgow.

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The Donald F. Moylan, M.D. Collection of American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts, Part I

A Late Federal Grain Painted, Sponge and Smoke-Decorated Pine Game Table

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