Lot 335 - Rare 18th c. Virginia China Table

Rare and Important Virginia Mahogany 18th c. China Table

Louisiana Purchase Auction

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November 15, 16 & 17, 2023

335. Rare and Important American Chippendale Mahogany China Table, Eastern Virginia, Tidewater Region, 1760-1775, possibly workshop of Anthony Hay (Williamsburg, c. 1700-1775), white pine secondary wood (by microanalysis), reticulated gallery, rectangular flame figured panel top, bead molded frieze, pierced brackets, four Marlborough legs, each with ogee molded panel with distinctive wave terminal and chamfered inner edge, gutta feet, h. 29 in., w. 31 1/2 in., d. 20 1/4 in. [$50000/100000]

Offered for Auction, November 16, 2023 Inquiries: Michelle LeBlanc Leckert, CAI michelle@nealauction.com 504-910-8869

Virginia scholar Wallace Gussler describes “six notable china tables” from the workshop of Anthony Hay (Williamsburg, 1700-1775) in his seminal 1989 article “The Tea Tables of Eastern Virginia.” The lot offered here is an important discovery of a seventh Hay table in this group which includes a table owned by George Washington at Mount Vernon and a table descended in the Lewis and Byrd families now at the National Museum in Washington.

The elegant and restrained style of this rare china table is indicative of the late colonial southern coast cabinetmakers like Anthony Hay. A rare surviving item from the region and period, this table displays distinctive designs on its gallery, brackets, legs and feet as well as retention of much of its old surface.

Variations on the distinctive leg design on this lot are seen on three other tables attributed to the Hay workshop. An Anthony Hay urn stand from the DuPont collection at Winterthur (acc. 1952.0063) has brackets, straight legs with ogee panel and guttae feet very similar for those seen here. Interestingly, the Winterthur table lacks the original gallery, and the gallery on the table offered here provides scholars a notion of gallery form. A 1775 pembroke table from the Janet Kimbrough collection has four chamfered corners on each leg similar to the interior chamfered corners on this table and similar guttae feet. Additionally, a marble top sideboard table attributed to Hay with frieze, legs and feet like those on the previous examples was sold by Neal Auction Company as lot 667 on February 19, 2005 and now displayed in the dining room at George Mason’s home, Gunston Hall, Lorton, Virginia.

Lastly, the form and many carved details on this table suggest inspiration from Chippendale’s Director (3rd Edition, 1762), the publication most used by master American cabinetmakers. Plate No XXXIV illustrating a China Table and No XXXVI a Sideboard Table are particularly instructive.

Fallon & Wilkinson stratification analysis report indicating intact very old surface and conservation report by Chris Swan available on request.

Ref.: Wallace Gussler. “The Tea Tables of Eastern Virginia,” Magazine Antiques. May 1989, pp. 1242-1245; Urn stand – Truths of the Trade: Slavery and the Winterthur Collection ; Furniture - Stand (Urn stand) Search the Collection - Winterthur Museum ; Inside Gunston Hall - George Mason’s Gunston Hall; The gentleman and cabinet-maker’s director (si.edu)

A side by side comparison with the Anthony Hay Urn Stand table at Winterthur Museum.

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CROSS SECTIONAL STRATIFICATION ANALYSIS REPORT Tea table, attr. Anthony Hay Abstract Determine through cross sectional stratification analysis whether various parts of the tea table share a common stratification history

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Cross Sectional Stratification Analysis Report Tea Table, attr. Anthony Hay

June 2022

Introduction The tea table was brought to us by Justin Westbrook to ascertain if multiple parts of the table had a similar coatings history, suggesting that they may have been together as one object. This analysis does not aim to authenticate the table or its coatings, however.

About Cross-Sectional Stratification Analysis Cross-sectional stratification analysis provides insight into the sequence of multiple campaigns of coatings, but can only specify in very general terms what the composition of each layer is based on texture, particles, and/or autofluorescence color. Clear coatings often have a very similar tan to brown color under visible light, making it difficult to recognize separate layers, unless they contain particles. Multiple coatings can often be much more easily distinguished from each other by their autofluorescence colors under ultraviolet light. In many cases, autofluorescence colors may be associated with the following materials: -

(Bright) orange: Yellow: White: Bright (blue-)white: Dull blueish or lavender: Dull (bluish) white:

shellac natural gums (sizing or paint binder, not as clear coating) plant resins nitrocellulose lacquer acrylic resin varnish (if thin), polyurethane (generally thick) alkyd resin varnishi

However, caution should be taken to characterize a material based on color alone, especially since neighboring (coatings) layers, pigments, (wood) substrates and the age of the layer can greatly influence the color. In addition, the wavelength of the light source and the used filters will influence the perception of subtle color differences.

More exact material characterization of pigments, coatings, or stains may be possible with other analytical techniques.

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Cross Sectional Stratification Analysis Report Tea Table, attr. Anthony Hay

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Approach A thorough ultraviolet (UV) and visible light exam was performed to locate areas for cross sectional stratification analysis. Four samples were taken for examination with visible and UV light microscopy to determine the stratification of the coatings.

The locations and rationale for sample site selection were as followsii: 1) Spandrel a) At scroll on front of PR side spandrel, at PRF leg b) At scroll on rear side of PR side spandrel, at PRF leg 2) Top a) At split, PR side b) Under gallery, front rail 3) Case a) Leg: inside PRR leg, near top b) Rail: PR near top, at old loss 4) Gallery a) Near PRF corner b) At PLF corner c) Inside of PL gallery, near R

Methodology With a clean scalpel blade, a very small chip of wood with coatings was removed from the area to be sampled. It was stored in a small plastic vial and subsequently embedded in Tuffleye Core resin (Wet A Hook Technologies), an ultraviolet (UV) light cured acrylic resin. The embedded sample was ground down using sandpaper and polished with diamond stones to extra fine (1200mesh). The revealed cross-section was examined under visible light (VIS) and ultraviolet (UV) illumination with a Nikon 80i fluorescence and polarized light microscope with an Excelis MPX-20RC CMOS camera and Captavision Plus software. The light source on the microscope is an Excelitas X-Cite 120LEDmini LED Illumination System, which is used with a E420LPv2 brightfield cube for visible light and a UV-2A/DAPI filter cube for fluorescence microscopy.

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Cross Sectional Stratification Analysis Report Tea Table, attr. Anthony Hay

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Results The following results section offers a short description of the stratification for each sample with photomicrographs in UV and visible light as seen with a 40x objective, unless stated otherwise. A table with a simplified visualization of the stratigraphy concludes this section. At the end of this report, a page is dedicated to each sample summarizing its stratigraphy, including photomicrographs in UV and visible light, sample location, and embedding data.

Table 1 Samples under UV, at 40x, unless stated otherwise

Sample 01a, Spandrel, F

Sample 01b, Spandrel, R

Sample 02a, Top, at split, 20x

Sample 02b, Top, under gallery

Sample 03a, Leg

Sample 03b, PR rail, 20x

Sample 04a, Gallery, PRF corner

Sample 04b, Gallery, PLF corner

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Sample 04c, gallery, PL inside

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Table 2 Samples under visible light, at 40x, unless stated otherwise

Sample 01a, Spandrel, F

Sample 01b, Spandrel, R

Sample 02a, Top, at split, 20x

Sample 02b, Top, under gallery

Sample 03a, Leg

Sample 03b, PR rail, 20x

Sample 04a, Gallery, PRF corner

Sample 04b, Gallery, PLF corner

Sample 04c, gallery, PL inside

Sample 01a (spandrel, F) had six layers of which the first fluoresced green and the last was a thin coat with yellow/orange fluorescence over pigmented touch up. Two layers of shellac (orange fluorescence) were interspersed in other layers.

Sample 01b (spandrel, R) also had a first layer that fluoresced green and two layers of shellac.

Both samples from the spandrel (01a&b) showed a stain in the wood.

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Cross Sectional Stratification Analysis Report Tea Table, attr. Anthony Hay

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Sample 02a (Top, at split) had a very complex stratification with multiple layers seemingly detached and floating within other layers. The first layer appeared to be a layer with an orange fluorescence and is probably shellac. Only very small remnants of a layer with green (?) fluorescence can be discerned under this shellac layer.

Sample 02b (top, under gallery) had only two layers of which the first fluoresced yellow (or perhaps very light orange) and the second layer blue, separated by a small amount of dirt.

Sample 03a (leg) had a first layer that fluoresced green, followed by two layers of orange fluorescence that were separated by a small amount of dirt.

Sample 03b (PR rail) had a more complex stratification with a first layer with green fluorescence, followed by several layers with orange or blue /white fluorescence, touch ups, and a thick layer of wax.

Sample 04a and 04b (front gallery) were very similar with a few layers of blue/white and orange fluorescing material, sometimes seemingly blended. In sample 04a the first layer was blue/white, whereas it may have been orange in 04b.

Sample 04c (PL gallery) has a complex coatings history with extensive remnants of earlier coatings under the shellac and synthetic layers, including a green fluorescing layer that is probably a natural resin as well as an earlier blue/grey and another grey particulate layer.

Interpretation & Summary Almost all samples contain a first layer with a green fluorescence, indicating a natural resin composition. This green layer is generally under two to five other layers, suggesting it has considerable age. In addition, all samples contain two to three layers of later shellac.

A blue/white fluorescing layer, sometimes blended with an older shellac layer, appears in several of the samples as well (02a, 03b, 04c).

A few samples deviate from the stratification described above: •

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The front gallery samples (04a&b) do not have this green fluorescing coating and appear to only have newer coatings, including a synthetic blue/white fluorescing layer and shellac. This suggests that this section of the gallery may be a later replacement unless it was very thoroughly stripped and refinished.

The PL side gallery (04c) showed remnants of earlier coatings under the green fluorescing layer that included an earlier blue/grey fluorescing layer and another grey particulate layer, that may be a grain filler such as pumice. The blue layer may be a glue size.

The top samples (02a&b) do not have a first layer with green fluorescence. The first coating on the top at the split appears to be a layer of shellac, suggesting that the top was either recently stripped and refinished or is a more recent replacement. The sample taken from the top underneath the broken off gallery had a first layer that fluoresced yellow, or possible very light orange. Many other layers appeared to be detached and blended in with later coatings, making it hard to discern their sequence.

An extremely thin layer of possible green fluorescence may be seen under the shellac layer. No older remnants appear in the pores.

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Cross Sectional Stratification Analysis Report Tea Table, attr. Anthony Hay

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The spandrel appears to have been stained before application of a green fluorescing coating and has a somewhat rougher wood surface than other locations. Other samples did not appear stained, except perhaps 03a (leg). The spandrels may have been stained because a different species of wood was used that did not have the same tonality as the rest of the tea table. Whether the need to stain the spandrel occurred during the original manufacture of the table or due to a replacement is not clear.

The coatings history on the spandrel (samples 01a&b) also is less complex than that of the top (02a), PR rail (03b) or PL gallery (04c). It may not have received the same amount of attention and/or wear as the rest of the table due to its fragility. Since it does have the green fluorescing layers, it is possible that it is an early replacement. Since both samples came from only one spandrel, we cannot conclude that all spandrels share the same history.

Sample 02b (top, under gallery) had a very different stratification than the other samples. The yellow fluorescing layer did not appear in the other samples, unless it is in fact a very pale orange fluorescence that would indicate shellac. During UV examination of the table, this area did seem to fluoresce orange rather than yellow. Given its protected location under the gallery, the coatings may be earlier and/or include glue remnants.

As an aside, sample 04c has gum inclusions in the vessels that are commonly found in the Meliaceae family, including the mahogany genus Swietenia.

Figure 1 Sample 04c, PL gallery, 20x, UV; the dark inclusions in the vessels are naturally occurring gums In conclusion, it appears that the various sampled areas have a complex coatings history with multiple layers that match from location to location (Table 3). This indicates that parts such as the PL gallery, the PR rail, and perhaps leg, top, and spandrel have been together as one object for some time.

One should keep in mind that the scope of this analysis was relatively small. Only one out of eight spandrels, two of the four gallery pieces, a remote part of one leg, one rail and two areas of the top were sampled.

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Cross Sectional Stratification Analysis Report Tea Table, attr. Anthony Hay

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Table 3 Summary of stratification 1a spandrel F wax yellow blue/green/whit e touch up orange dirt/touch up

blue/white (w/orange) dirt/ touch up

1b spandrel R

2a Top, split

2b Top, side

3a Leg

wax

wood

4b F Gallery

4c PL Gallery wax

wax Green/ white

Green/ blue

Orange Dirt

Orange Dirt

Orange Dirt

Blue/ white with orange

Blue/ white with orange

Blue/ white with orange

Touch up

Dirt

Dirt

Light orange

Orange

Light orange

Blue/whit e

Blue

Orange Touch up

Orange Touch up

Blue/ white with orange

Blue

Blue/ white with orange

Touch up

Dirt

Touch up

Blue/ white

Orange

Yellow?

Orange

orange

orange green blue/grey grey with particles

4a F Gallery

Yellow

Orange

dirt/ touch up grey or green/blue

3b PR rail

Dirt/ touch up

Dirt

Grey

Green/ blue

Orange

Orange

Green

Green

Green

Wood with stain

Wood with stain

Wood

Dark orange/ glaze Green Blue/grey Grey with particles

Orange

Wood

Green

Green

Wood (with stain?)

Wood

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Wood

Wood

Wood

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Cross Sectional Stratification Analysis Report Tea Table 22-037 Object #: Object: Provenance: Conservator:

June 2022 22-037 Tea Table Attr. Anthony Hay, Williamsburg, VA R.M.H. Deurenberg-Wilkinson, Conservator Sample location: Spandrel, PR side at PRF leg, Front

Sample #:

01a

Date:

June 1, 2022

Method of sampling: Purpose of sampling:

Scalpel Stratification analysis to determine if various parts of the table have been coated similarly.

Sample embedding material: Sample embedding date:

Tuffleye Core, Wet A Hook Technologies June 1, 2022

Results:

6

Yellow Touch up

5

Blue/white

4

Orange

3

Grey

2

Orange

1

Green Wood with stain

Visible light, 40x enlarged

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Cross Sectional Stratification Analysis Report Tea Table 22-037 Object #: Object: Provenance: Conservator:

June 2022 22-037 Tea Table Attr. Anthony Hay, Williamsburg, VA R.M.H. Deurenberg-Wilkinson, Conservator Sample location: Spandrel, PR side at PRF leg, Rear

Sample #:

01b

Date:

June 1, 2022

Method of sampling: Purpose of sampling:

Scalpel Stratification analysis to determine if various parts of the table have been coated similarly.

Sample embedding material: Sample embedding date:

Tuffleye Core, Wet A Hook Technologies June 1, 2022

Results:

5

wax

4

Orange Dirt/touch up

3

Green/ blue

2

Orange

1

Green Wood with stain

Visible light, 40x enlarged

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Cross Sectional Stratification Analysis Report Tea Table 22-037 Object #: Object: Provenance: Conservator:

22-037 Tea Table Attr. Anthony Hay, Williamsburg, VA R.M.H. Deurenberg-Wilkinson, Conservator Sample location: Top, at split

June 2022 Sample #:

02a

Date:

May 25, 2022

Method of sampling: Purpose of sampling:

Scalpel Stratification analysis to determine if various parts of the table have been coated similarly.

Sample embedding material: Sample embedding date:

Tuffleye Core, Wet A Hook Technologies June 1, 2022

Results:

5

Blue/white

4

Orange

3

Touch up Blue/white with orange Touch up

2

Green

1

Orange Wood

Visible light, 40x enlarged

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Cross Sectional Stratification Analysis Report Tea Table 22-037

June 2022

Visible light, 20x enlarged

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Cross Sectional Stratification Analysis Report Tea Table 22-037 Object #: Object: Provenance: Conservator:

22-037 Tea Table Attr. Anthony Hay, Williamsburg, VA R.M.H. Deurenberg-Wilkinson, Conservator Sample location: Top, under gallery

June 2022 Sample #:

02b

Date:

May 25, 2022

Method of sampling: Purpose of sampling:

Scalpel Stratification analysis to determine if various parts of the table have been coated similarly.

Sample embedding material: Sample embedding date:

Tuffleye Core, Wet A Hook Technologies June 1, 2022

Results:

2

Blue Dirt

1

Yellow Wood

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Cross Sectional Stratification Analysis Report Tea Table 22-037 Object #: Object: Provenance: Conservator:

22-037 Tea Table Attr. Anthony Hay, Williamsburg, VA R.M.H. Deurenberg-Wilkinson, Conservator Sample location: Inside of PRR leg

June 2022 Sample #:

03a

Date:

May 25, 2022

Method of sampling: Purpose of sampling:

Scalpel Stratification analysis to determine if various parts of the table have been coated similarly.

Sample embedding material: Sample embedding date:

Tuffleye Core, Wet A Hook Technologies June 1, 2022

Results:

4

Orange

3

Dirt

2

Orange

1

Green Wood (with stain?)

Visible light, 40x enlarged

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Cross Sectional Stratification Analysis Report Tea Table 22-037 Object #: Object: Provenance: Conservator:

22-037 Tea Table Attr. Anthony Hay, Williamsburg, VA R.M.H. Deurenberg-Wilkinson, Conservator Sample location: PR rail at old loss

June 2022 Sample #:

03b

Date:

May 25, 2022

Method of sampling: Purpose of sampling:

Scalpel Stratification analysis to determine if various parts of the table have been coated similarly.

Sample embedding material: Sample embedding date:

Tuffleye Core, Wet A Hook Technologies June 1, 2022

Results:

6

Wax

5

Blue

4

Orange Touch up

Visible light, 20x enlarged

3

Blue/white with orange Touch up

2

Light orange

1

Green Wood

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Cross Sectional Stratification Analysis Report Tea Table 22-037 Object #: Object: Provenance: Conservator:

22-037 Tea Table Attr. Anthony Hay, Williamsburg, VA R.M.H. Deurenberg-Wilkinson, Conservator Sample location: Front gallery, at PRF corner

June 2022 Sample #:

04a

Date:

May 25, 2022

Method of sampling: Purpose of sampling:

Scalpel Stratification analysis to determine if various parts of the table have been coated similarly.

Sample embedding material: Sample embedding date:

Tuffleye Core, Wet A Hook Technologies June 1, 2022

Results:

2

Orange

1

Dirt Blue/white with orange Wood

Visible light, 40x enlarged

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Cross Sectional Stratification Analysis Report Tea Table 22-037 Object #: Object: Provenance: Conservator:

22-037 Tea Table Attr. Anthony Hay, Williamsburg, VA R.M.H. Deurenberg-Wilkinson, Conservator Sample location: Front gallery, at PLF corner

June 2022 Sample #:

04b

Date:

May 25, 2022

Method of sampling: Purpose of sampling:

Scalpel Stratification analysis to determine if various parts of the table have been coated similarly.

Sample embedding material: Sample embedding date:

Tuffleye Core, Wet A Hook Technologies June 1, 2022

Results:

4

Green/white

3

Orange

2

1

Dirt Blue/white with orange Dirt Orange Wood

Visible light, 40x enlarged

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Cross Sectional Stratification Analysis Report Tea Table 22-037 Object #: Object: Provenance: Conservator:

22-037 Tea Table Attr. Anthony Hay, Williamsburg, VA R.M.H. Deurenberg-Wilkinson, Conservator Sample location: Front gallery, at PRF corner

June 2022 Sample #:

04c

Date:

May 25, 2022

Method of sampling: Purpose of sampling:

Scalpel Stratification analysis to determine if various parts of the table have been coated similarly.

Sample embedding material: Sample embedding date:

Tuffleye Core, Wet A Hook Technologies June 1, 2022

Results: 8

Green/blue

7

Orange Dirt

6

Blue/white with orange Dirt

5

Light orange

4

Dark orange/ glaze?

3

Green

2

Blue/grey

1

Grey with particles Wood

Visible light, 40x enlarged

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UV, 40x enlarged

Cross-section Microscopy Reference Charts-Varnishes and Glazes. Buck PhD, S. and P. Olley. 2007 PR: Proper Right; PL: Proper Left; F: Front; R: Rear; NB Front of the table is considered the side with the broken off gallery

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Cygnet Conservation Christopher M. Swan 100 Gilley Drive Williamsburg, VA 23188 757-234-1498 chrisswan88@gmail.com

TREATMENT PROPOSAL ACCESSION NO: OBJECT: ORIGIN/PERIOD: COLLECTION: DIMENSIONS: MATERIALS: MARKS/INSCRIPTIONS: PROPOSAL DATE: CONSERVATOR: IMAGING: ANALYSIS:

None China table Mid-18C, American Private, c/o Justin Westbrook 29”H x 31 ½”L x 20 ¼”D Mahogany, White pine None visible 3-13-23 Chris Swan Digital photography Prior finish analysis completed by another conservator prior.

Before Treatment. For reference the front features the intact gallery rail.

DESCRIPTION: A china table in the English 18th century style with pierced gallery and brackets, ogee molded legs terminating on gutta feet.

CONDITION: The table is in fair overall condition despite the partially broken gallery and knee brackets. The Yellow poplar and mahogany blocks under the top are replaced. The white pine (by micro id, H. Alden) medial rail may be original as there are no modern tool marks and a very convincing old underside matching patina. The white pine is a strong indicator of an American origin.

Of the eight brackets (referred to as 1-8 for this report only, see Fig 1), no’s 1,3,4,7,8 appear to be original with similar dense wood grain, partially diagonal grain orientation, and one no. 3 with one original mahogany vertical backing block (see fig. 2). Brackets no’s 1, 5, 6, and 7 are broken or separated and required repairing. All of the bracket parts are retained --loose or separated—except no 6 which is missing a small 1/8” piece.

The top gallery is broken with one long back length, and four small leaf volutes retained separately.

Two losses are apparent in that section as well (see Fig 3). The proper left side gallery has been reglued in the past, and the glue-joint is very slightly misaligned, but more noticeable on the inside surface.

The single-board mahogany top appears to be original and now includes an open 22” long crack running along the grain (width of table) starting at the proper left edge, 10 ½” from the front. The Yellow poplar blocks and white pine medial rail are machine-tooled replacements.

There are numerous but mostly small nicks and surface abrasions on the table. The finish is in good condition, and exhibits an oil-varnish 19th century type re-varnish, as confirmed by the heavy crackle pattern. Accordingly to the owner, finish analysis was conducted by another conservator and confirmed that the gallery and some of the brackets feature an early finish contemporary with the table frame.

Fig. 1 Brackets Diagram. Note the brackets are not physically numbered.

Figure 2. original intact bracket no 3, proper right side, front bracket. Note heavy crackled later oilresin varnish.

Figure 3. Back gallery detail. Two of the four separate volutes lying flat at right, white paper loss template in middle, and small sliver loss (arrow) at left.

TREATMENT PROPOSAL:

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Reset all of the loose and separated brackets. Realign and reglue the broken and separate parts with fish glue.

Reset and reglue the broken and separate gallery parts with fish glue.

Custom fit and glue in place the three small losses with similar mahogany fills.

Add 4 small bracket blocks for those missing.

Add a sympathetic colored shellac finish to the new fills.

Touchup light-color-exposed scratches and nicks.

Fill the top crack with matching colored wax fill.

Lot 335 - Mahogany Chippendale Table, Virginia, Anthony Hay (nealauction.com)

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