Candlestand

Creator:: King, William, 1771-1854
Published/Created:: Salem, Essex county, Massachusetts, United States
ca. 1780
Physical Description:: 28 1/2 x 22 1/4 x 15 1/2 in.
Materials:: mahogany
Notes:: Sack catalogue description: Chippendale mahogany tripod tilt-top candlestand, oval top with concave molded edge, fine old color. Branded "W. King" for the cabinetmaker William King.
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Related objects: Website: http://explore-art.pem.org/object/american-decorative-arts/M11444/detail (accessed June 26, 2014).
Bibliography: Book: American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1957–1990), vol. 2, p. 305, pl. 744.
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YUAG catalogue note: This candlestand was sold at Sotheby's, New York, November 18–20, 1976 (lot 960). Three surviving objects bear the label or mark of William King; in addition to this candlestand, these include a serpentine-front chest of drawers sold at Christie's on January 24, 2014 (sale 2815, lot 135), and a demilune card table sold at Skinner, Inc., in Bolton, Massachusetts on August 12, 2000 (lot 131). Additionally, a chest of drawers in the collection of the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts features similarly canted corners and a gadrooned base, and is attributed to King (object M11444).
Variant Titles:: Chippendale mahogany tripod tilt-top candlestand
Topics:: Decoration and ornament -- Chippendale style
Furniture -- United States
Period/Style:: Chippendale
Culture:: American
Accession Number:: 2137
Genre:: candlestands (furniture) (AAT)
Format:: Image
Physical Object
Content Type:: Furnishings & Decorative Arts
Prints & Photographs
Rights:: The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement
Access Restrictions:: Public
Source Title:: Israel Sack, Inc., Archive
Source Created:: New York, New York, United States
1957–1990
Source Note:: Sack, April 1965
This information is taken from the Israel Sack Furniture Archive and may not reflect current scholarship.
Folder:: Folder 10718 cab4dr2 tif
Yale Collection:: Yale University Art Gallery
Digital Collection:: Israel Sack Furniture Archive
oid pointer:: 10987344
OID:: 11976355
PID:: digcoll:1024319