Eli Lurie Antiques
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Table of Contents
Chest of Drawers
Caryatid Chest Massachusetts Chest Salem Chest Reverse Bow-Front Chest
Desks
Philadelphia Secretary Gothic Secretary
Pier tables
Eagle Pier Table
Seating
Gothic dining chairs Recamier Massachusetts sofa Empire Chair
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Tables
Breakfast Table Card Table Eagle Breakfast Table Sewing Table
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About us
Eli Lurie Antiques is a small antique shop in central Mass, we specialize in fine federal, empire, and classical furniture and decorative arts. Founded in 2008 we have always sought to deal in the best of the best. We have a small sample of our inventory online, so if you do not find what you are looking for let us know and we may have what you are looking for. Open by appointment only.
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Caryatid chest
Without question, the finest American Classical caryatid mounted chest of drawers. New York or Philadelphia, (Lannuier or Barry) depending on two schools of thought on design and construction, circa 1815. Two over three bowed drawers with wonderful alternating veneer patterns. Virtually untouched, all original (one pull missing). A rare, outstanding and visually beautiful piece.
As with all of our furniture, in ‘as found’ condition. Very nice overall condition. Measures 29 ½ ht x 25 ¼ x 39 5/8
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Massachusetts Chest
Massachusetts chest with highly carved corner posts, beautiful veneer and finish.
As with all of our furniture, in ‘as found’ condition. Very nice overall condition. Measures 29 ½ ht x 25 ¼ x 39 5/8
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Salem Chest
Higly ornate Salem chest having rope turned columns and leaf carving with eagle, shield, and cornucopia basket posts. Attributed to Samuel Field McIntyre.
As with all of our furniture, in ‘as found’ condition. Very nice overall condition. Measures 55 ½ ht x 47 ½ x 26
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Reverse Bow-Front Chest
Wonderful and rare Federal Hollow-Front (Reverse Bow) chest of drawers, circa 1790-1800. Plum pudding mahogany, string inlay, graduated drawers with original pulls, French feet. Attributed to Bankson and Lawson, Baltimore, Maryland, 1785-1792.
As with all of our furniture, in ‘as found’ condition. Very nice overall condition. Measures 37 1/3” high, 40” wide, 24” deep
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Philadelphia Secretary
A Fine Classical stenciled and carved mahogany secretary bookcase, Philadelphia, circa 1829, strongly attributable to Anthony G. Quervelle. Related examples in Philadelphia Empire Furniture, 2006 (figures 280,281,282). Foliate carved cornice, brass mounted columns, curly maple interior, incredible stenciling, arched bolection molding on fall front and drawer, carved legs, paneled back, wonderful details throughout.
As with all of our furniture, in ‘as found’ condition. Very nice overall condition. Measures 86” ht, 44” wd, 24 1/2 deep.
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Eagle Pier Table
American Empire Classical Marble Top Pier table, Circa 1835 -1840. Although strongly influenced by Philadelphia craftsmen of this period, this fabulous piece may have been executed outside of Philadelphia, possibly in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Exceptional carving with gilt and ebonized features. Initials, that appear to read as CD appear in old script, in pencil, on the back of one of the lower carved supports. Roughly 75” in height, 46” in width at center. It is interesting to compare features and style of this pier table to the well known Quervelle label featuring a dressing table with curved dolphin mirror supports. See an example of this label in Philadelphia Empire Furniture, William Boor, 2006, page 69. On an academic note, pollen analysis, a precise indicator of where a piece was made or has travelled was conducted on the pier table by Fred Wiseman in September, 1992, and revealed ‘samples characterized by a generalized pollen flora indicating they come from areas primarily agricultural or otherwise disturbed...contains corn and wheat (wheat, rye, oats, etc.) pollen direct indicators of nearby agriculture at one point in its history. Tree pollen in samples is indicated by the presence of riverine pollen types of willow and cottonwood, upland forest is indicated by oak, maple and white pine. Sample is interesting because most of the pine is the red pine group, that usually indicates an origin south of Philadelphia, where the coastal plain pine forests of loblolly pine and other red pines begin. There is no bald-cypress or bayberry pollen, so a tidewater south origin is improbable. Additionally, there was an absence of pollen from plants such as wormwood, heath, heather, gorse, a distinctive European birch, a northern European plant called dryas and other distinctly European species indicating the piece was neither of European origin or had a European presence at any time.’ Three wood samples from the pier table were analyzed and identified as red pine, cottonwood and spruce ( by analysis, Donna Christianson, US Forest Products Laboratory, March, 1987).
Simply the best As with all of our furniture, in ‘as found’ condition. Very nice overall condition.
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Gothic Dining Chairs
Set of six Gothic/Classical New York side chairs, circa 1845, J.and J.W. Meeks or A.and F. Roux. Chairs of this form are pictured in the famous A.H Ritchie (after Francis B. Carpenter) steel engraving, The First Reading of The Emancipation Proclamation Before the Cabinet, and also in an 1864 sketch by a C.K. Stellwagan of the Cabinet Room, property of the Western Reserve Historical Society. Several of those chairs remain in the Lincoln bedroom of the White House. Although pairs of this type have become available, a set of six is most unusual. The highest style of this form, having serpentine seat fronts and front leg castors. The chairs of this set appear to utilize both mahogany and walnut.
As with all of our furniture, in ‘as found’ condition. Very nice overall condition. Overall height 33”
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Recamier
Empire Mahogany Recamier, Attributed to Anthony Quervelle or Charles White, Philadelphia, PA, 1825-1840, with acanthus-carved scrolling back and seat rail, winged paw feet on casters.
As with all of our furniture, in ‘as found’ condition. Very nice overall condition. Measures 29 ½ ht x 25 ¼ x 39 5/8
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Massachusetts Sofa
Highly carved sofa with intricate details, punch pattern with cornucopia. Attributed to Samuel Field McIntyre. See Sacks Vol.4
As with all of our furniture, in ‘as found’ condition. Very nice overall condition. Measures 82” L X 35 1/2” H X 21” D
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Empire Chair
A Rare American Classical Carved Mahogany Armchair, early 19th c., New York, of generous size, architectonic crest rail, columnar stiles, padded arms with rosette terminals, tapered paneled uprights and legs, casters Note: The architectonic aspect, finely chosen veneers and ornamental details on this chair relate closely to examples produced by well-known New York makers. The refined molding on the seat rail and legs and the outsized arm pads seen here are similar to those on a armchair for the North Carolina State House by John and Thomas Constantine and an armchair by Duncan Phyfe and Sons in the collection of Glorianna H. Gibbon. Reference: Cooper. Classical Taste in America 1800-1840. fig. 186, p. 230; Kenny, Brown, et. al. Duncan Phyfe, Master Cabinet Maker in New York. fig. 125, p. 103.
As with all of our furniture, in ‘as found’ condition. Very nice overall condition. Measures 22
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Breakfast Table
Fine form paw foot pedestal breakfast table, with highly ornate carving, brass inlay, and ebonizing.
As with all of our furniture, in ‘as found’ condition. Very nice overall condition. Measures 29 ½ ht x 25 ¼ x 39 5/8
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Card Table
Fine Federal Mahogany and Birdseye Maple Brass Inlaid card table, 1815-1819, Charles-Honore Lannuier attribution. The most sophisticated of its type in detail and form with very fine carving and utilizing expanses of Birdseye maple and brass string inlay characteristic of Lannuier’s finer work. A labeled Lannuier table of the same form and size but of lesser quality is found as Figure 88, pg 155, Honore Lannuier, Cabinetmaker From Paris, Peter Kenny, 1998.
As with all of our furniture, in ‘as found’ condition. Very nice overall condition. Height 29 1/2, Width 36, Depth 17 3/4
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Eagle Breakfast Table
Reminiscent in form of the “Masterpiece” eagle carved pedestal card table in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, attributed to Duncan Phyfe, circa 1820 ( pictured and described in The New Fine Points of Furniture: Early American, Albert Sack, 1993). This is certainly one of, if not the most highly developed New York Classical mahogany breakfast or library tables known. Carved eagle heads and full wings support the concave edged base. The top supports are carved cornucopia ending in hairy paw feet. Carved drops hang at the corners and sheaves of wheat adorn the center of the base. Single drawer, original pull. A gaming table by the same maker is pictured in Antiques Magazine, February 1976, opposite the inside cover, in a David Stockwell advertisement. Stockwell attributes their table to H.Lannuier or his successor, John Gruez. One last related example worth mentioning is a card table in the New York State Museum that graces the cover of the publication, New York Furniture, 1788 -1825, by John Scherer, 1988, attributed to Michael Allison based on a nearly identical labeled example.
As with all of our furniture, in ‘as found’ condition. Very nice overall condition. Measures 29 ½ ht x 25 ¼ x 39 5/8
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Sewing Table
American Classical Carved Mahogany and Rosewood Work Table, c. 1825, attr. to Anthony Quervelle, Philadelphia, lift top, work compartment, arched drawer with gadrooned molding, cornucopia supports, turned stretchers, acanthine paw feet. Boor, Allison, et al. Philadelphia Empire Furniture. pp. 264-265, figs. 130-130b
As with all of our furniture, in ‘as found’ condition. Very nice overall condition. Measures 30 ½ ht x 22 ¼ x 17
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