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Philadelphia Sheraton Drop Leaf Table Circa 1810 browse these categories for related items... Directory: Antiques: Furnishings: Furniture: American: Federal: Pre 1837 VR: item # 938537 Please refer to our stock # 9467 when inquiring.
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| Antique Period Mahogany Philadelphia Drop Leaf Table Attributed to Joeseph Barry circa 1810. Original caster's and Lion's Head Brass on Drawer.Exact duplicate was cast from the original on the dummy drawer. Old Crusty finish on the bottom most likely original.A Few Veneer Patches.Minor losses near hinges.Hinges are original.Drawer secondary wood is poplar.Dimensions- "28 5/8 high x "42 Long x "21 1/4 Wide Top Closed.Top Open "51 x "42.The Irish-born cabinetmaker Joseph B. Barry operated one of the principal cabinetmaking shops in Philadelphia during the first four decades of the nineteenth century. He arrived in Philadelphia about 1790 and became the partner first of Alexander Calder in 1794 and then of Lewis G. Affleck (w. 1794-1798) in 1795, before establishing his own business by 1797. Barry's documented work is marked both by his strong assimilation of the latest European design principles and by construction of the highest quality. Brief forays into Savannah in 1798 and Baltimore in 1803 and 1804 increased the market for his interpretation of early classicism and provided networks through which he sold furniture throughout his career. January 19, 1810, that Joseph B. Barry and Son had "in their ware-rooms a variety of the newest and most fashionable Cabinet Furniture, superbly finished in the rich Egyptian and Gothic style, which they will dispose of on the most reasonable terms." While this furniture may have been a combination of imported and locally made, a cabinetmaker like Barry was always conscious of the advantage his familiarity with the latest designs lent to his work. Indefatigable, Barry also traveled to Europe twice, in 1811 and 1819, seeking inspiration and firsthand knowledge of new furniture designs, and also to acquire an inventory of European-made furniture to sell from his own shop. Shortly after his return from his first trip, he advertised in the Aurora General Advertiser on January 12, 1812, that he had "lately returned from ... London and Paris [where] he made some selections of the Most Fashionable and Elegant Articles ... well worth the attention of the respectable citizens of Philadelphia." Ultimately, he and other Philadelphia cabinetmakers endeavored to make pieces that so closely imitated their European precedents that they would be virtually indistinguishable and could easily coexist in the same interior. | ||
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