James Langston Allegorical Table

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James Langston Allegorical Table
Satinwood, mahogany, and bronze
Rhode Island, 2006
Rectangular satinwood top, the edge with tooled inscription of the first verse of the Divine Comedy, "Nel Mazzo Del Cammin Di Nostra Vita Mi Ritrovai Per," "Una Selva Oscura Che La Diritta Via Era Smarrita Dante," with four cast bronze sculptural mounts raised on Honduras mahogany base, signed J.L. 2006 on casting, ht. 25 3/4, table surface ht. 21 3/4, wd. 56 1/4, dp. 25 3/4 in.

Note: James Langston (Anglo/American) makes furniture, sculpts, draws, and produces interiors for domestic and marine situations. See Architectural Digest, January 1996, cover story, covering his cabinetmaking and timber frame design for the Estate Claremont, St. Croix.
Estimate $3,000-5,000

Some crazing lines in satinwood.

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