Small Queen Anne Carved Mahogany Drop-leaf Table

Description:

Small Queen Anne Carved Mahogany Drop-leaf Table, George Bright, Boston, c. 1760-80, old surface, ht. 28, wd. open 41 1/4, dp. 41 1/2 in.

Note: Chalk inscription by the cabinetmaker on the underside of a leaf reads: "George Bright/In Dorchester." George Bright, one of Boston's most successful 18th century cabinetmakers, and described by his contemporaries as the "neatest workman in town," is represented in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts by a superb bombe desk-and-bookcase. Bright counted among his patrons the prominent merchants Thomas Hancock and Caleb Davis.
Estimate $6,000-8,000

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