Rare 19th Century American Pie Crust Table
Rare 19th Century American Pie Crust Table
American
circa 1890 - 1900
Rare 19th century American Chippendale revival pie crust table by Ernest F. Hagen of 213 East Street, New York.
The table, made by the eminent American furniture maker, has his impress on the base.
The mahogany veneered pie crust top is made with seasoned 18th century mahogany. The top sits on a bird cage mechanism and the underside of the top is varnished and coloured as per the workings of Hagen. The gilt brass catch is original to the date of manufacture.
The tilt top table will swivel 45 degrees as per the bird cage design and sits on a crisply carved solid mahogany pedestal base. The carved base is original to the top and carved in the 19th century.
Condition
Excellent
Literature
George Mason University
‘An Old New York Cabinet Maker: Experiences of Ernest F. Hagen'
https://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6221/
Several features of the knee carving of this table relate it specifically to the work of immigrant carver Hercules Courtenay (ca.1744?-1784). In addition to the distinctive layered overlays of leafage- characteristic of Courtenay's work and not seen in Philadelphia carved work prior to his arrival there in about 1766.
The carving of this late 19th century copy is the carving, arrangement of scrolls, carved leaves, deep flutes and the deeply undercut leaf edge.
Exhibitions
Ernest F. Hagen Cabinet Maker (1830-1913)
A sofa made by Ernest F. Hagen is currently in the collection at the The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/7580
Dimensions
Height 70.00cm (27.56 inches)
Diameter 79.00cm (31.1 inches)
Stock No: 11635
£3,850.00
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