A complete American Renaissance Revival carved oak dining room suite, late-19th C., American, comprised of an extension dining table, sideboard, server, china cabinet and eight side chairs. The circular table with molded edge and scalloped carving, figural supports below the skirt, massive anthemion carved pedestal opening to receive two leaves, on an incurvate plinth ending in massive paw feet; the sideboard with broken arch putti crest, griffin support shelf, massive base with extensive decoration of fruit clusters, figural supports and carved moldings, rounded sides, acanthus molded base, ball feet, conforming server with shelf, the eight chairs (six sides and two arms) with putti crests, barley twist stiles, trapezoidal seats and barley twist legs connected by incurvate stretcher. This suite is $55,000 as is. Price restored for the entire suite, including the addition of fully skirted leaves and COM upholstery, $75,000.
Table: 30"H x 62" Diameter, opens to 96" wide (with four 18" leaves)
China Cabinet: 94"H x 21"D x 56"W
Sideboard: 87"H x 92"W x 30"D
Server: 54"H x 57.5"W x 22"D
Chair: 50"H
Note: The strapwork crests with cabochons and flanked by cherubs on the sideboard, server, and chairs are similar to those on a carved oak sideboard, server and chairs in a suite descended in a New Orleans family and attributed to R.J. Horner of New York. |