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)

a link with the earlier Art life of Edinburgh has been broken

To the front is a single locking drawer with a band of ormolu with circular devices which are repeated on the sides

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

The caddy of hexagonal shape

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