New York, Circa 1820.

Mahogany, Ebony, Brass line inlay (secondary woods: Cedrela, Poplar, Pine)

This sublime sofa table is one of the rare examples of its form. The rectilinear top has hinged leaves with canted corners which are held by double-fly supports. The conforming case, edged in ebony with brass line inlay, holds a drawer and a sham drawer on each side. The base is ornamented with brass-strung lyre supports centering a crotch veneered medial raised above hairy carved paw feet.

Reference: Zimmerman, The Magazine Antiques, The American Sofa Table, May 1999, pages 744-753.