This oval adjustable fire screen features a folding shelf for a candle, [a refinement seen on very few examples] is a transitional style featuring snake feet of the Queen Anne and Chippendale styles and the oval shape typical of Neoclassical designs. The oval shaped screen travels vertically on a turned shaft featuring an acorn finial. The shelf with elliptical dropleaf is attached to a shaped backboard that is also vertically adjustable. The beautiful urn-turned standard featuring outstanding detail is raised on chamfered and ridged cabriole legs continuing to snake feet [also ridged] resting on full pads.
Date: 1760-1790
Measurement: Height: 57"; width: 19"; depth: 9"
Material: Maple, figured maple, brass hardware
Condition: Excellent, all hardware is period however there are differences suggesting possible replacements.
Literature: American Antiques from the Israel Sack Collection, Volume IV, page 1017, figure P 3820. Depicted is a closely related, nearly identical example that must have been made by the same hand.
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