Queen Anne table, sofa, & chairs.
Chair on right is a corner chair

Corner chair:

• Flat top rail with molding backrest
• 3 vase-shaped splats

Corner chair:

• Cabriole legs
• Carved X stretcher

Corner chair - Trifid foot

Queen Anne armchair:

• Made in Philadelphia
• Pierced splat

Queen Anne armchair:

• Made in Philadelphia
• Cupid's bow top rail
• Handholds end in volutes
• Cabriole legs

Queen Anne armchair:

• Molded Cupid's bow top rail
• Ears
• Molded stile
• Pierced splat

Queen Anne armchair:

• Handhold ends in volute
• Note square peg securing mortise-and-tenon construction

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Queen Anne armchair -
trifid front foot

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NYC Empire style parlor

Empire mirrored console (pier table)

• 1840-50
• Marble top
• Mahogany

Empire mirrored console (pier table)

• Brass running ornament on frieze
• Brass capital embossed ("chasing")

Empire mirrored console (pier table)

Gilded acanthus leaf on front lion's paw foot

Empire fire screens

Empire marble fireplace:

• Rescued from building on 6th St. in New York City
• C. 1839
• Paneled frieze

Empire marble fireplace

Empire fire screen:

• 1840
• Movable panel
• Curved tripod base with acanthus leaves ending in animal feet

Empire side chair

• Klismos shape
• Carved, gilded rail set midway across stiles
• Molded stiles thickening as they curve into side seat rails
• Front seat rail rounded

Empire side chair

• Klismos shape
• Rectangular top rail with rounded upper edge, curving in center

Empire side chair - gilded, stenciled Classical figures on top rail include griffins

Empire side chair

• Klismos shape
• Front seat rail rounded
• Concave legs with gilded stenciling

Empire side chair - front seat rail rounded, with gilded stenciling

Empire side chair

• Klismos shape
• Molded stiles thickening as they curve into side seat rails
• Concave legs

Hepplewhite shield back side chair

• Made in Baltimore
• 1810
• Tapered, straight legs

Federal candlestand and Wedgwood Jasperware candle holder

Wedgwood Jasperware candle holder

Federal candlestand

• Tripod pedestal base
• Cabriole legs mortised into base

Hepplewhite shield back side chair

• Made in Baltimore
• Spade foot

• Molded back
• Pendant bellflowers with swag on center splat
• Wheat sheaf

• Molded, tapered leg
• Spade foot

John Seymour tambour desk

• Mahogany
• Fold-over writing lid

Tambour

• Banding
• Fold-over writing lid hinges

• Banding
• Stringing

John Seymour tambour desk

• Banding
• Stringing