philadelphia-classical-sideboard-att-quervelle
Lot 316
Philadelphia Classical Sideboard, att: Quervelle
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Circa 1820, three-part form, mahogany, mahogany veneers over white pine with some oak to the drawers, the central serpentine board is surmounted by a rectangular glass with flanked by cornucopia carved wings supported by columnar cabinets which feature fully turned acanthus carved columns and robust paw feet.

60.5 x 85.75 x 23.75 in.

Paris born cabinetmaker, Antoine Quervelle, established a Philadelphia firm in 1820, and was a major proponent of Classical furniture. The overall design, especially the cornucopia brackets, relate to other case pieces. Reference: see Robert C. Smith, ÒThe Furniture of Anthony G. Quervelle, Part IV: Some Case PiecesÓ, The Magazine Antiques, January 1974, p. 186.

Minor nicks to toes.

$2,000 - 4,000