Antique American Drop Leaf Carved Mahogany Federal Empire Table New York 1825 Drawings & Prints The inside of the case

The inside of the case is stamped "1000" signifying the silver is pure (the highest possible grade of silver)

traveled to Philadelphia to see works by the Society's notables such as Samuel Colman

was discussed by critic Peter Selz at a presentation at the International Congress of Art Critics Conference

another transplanted Kentuckian

Mbutha 's paintings have extraordinary life and capture both the reality of his chosen subjects and the freshness of a creative spirit at work

Antique American Drop Leaf Carved Mahogany Federal Empire Table New York 1825 Drawings & Prints The inside of the caseA fine antique American Empire carved mahogany drop leaf table, New York, circa 1825. The table is made from the finest flame mahogany & having two drop leaves with curved skirts that are supported by butterfly bracket supports, the table having a deeply carved turned baluster shaped pedestal with four curved legs. Both the pedestal & legs are deeply carved with acanthus leaf decoration, each leg terminates to a substantial lion's paw foot and each is