Cherry and Maple Inlaid Half Sideboard, attributed to Rufus Norton, Windsor, Vermont, c. 1810-15, the top with bow front and inlaid edge on a case with an inlaid swag and tassel frieze, central cockbeaded deep drawer flanked by bottle drawers and long drawers below, all faced with bird's-eye maple veneer bordered by stringing and mahogany crossbanding, on a base with inlaid band and flaring French feet, replaced oval brasses, refinished, (minor imperfections),ht. 41, wd. 41 1/2, dp. 20 3/4 in. Literature: Rich and Tasty: Vermont Furniture to 1850, by Jean M. Burks and Philip Zea (Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, Vermont),shows closely related examples on pp. 66-67. There, the pieces shown are described as the "only known works by this cabinetmaker." The present lot is now another. The entry further notes: "the distinctive swag and tassel inlaid frieze, which is an application of neoclassical ornament found on some painted and stenciled interior wall borders of New England houses."
Cherry and Maple Inlaid Half Sideboard, attributed to Rufus Norton, Windsor, Vermont, c. 1810-15, the top with bow front and inlaid edge on a case with an inlaid swag and tassel frieze, central cockbeaded deep drawer flanked by bottle drawers and long drawers below, all faced with bird's-eye maple veneer bordered by stringing and mahogany crossbanding, on a base with inlaid band and flaring French feet, replaced oval brasses, refinished, (minor imperfections),ht. 41, wd. 41 1/2, dp. 20 3/4 in. Literature: Rich and Tasty: Vermont Furniture to 1850, by Jean M. Burks and Philip Zea (Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, Vermont),shows closely related examples on pp. 66-67. There, the pieces shown are described as the "only known works by this cabinetmaker." The present lot is now another. The entry further notes: "the distinctive swag and tassel inlaid frieze, which is an application of neoclassical ornament found on some painted and stenciled interior wall borders of New England houses."
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