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FEDERAL TILT-TOP CANDLESTAND

Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

Description
Attributed to Joseph Short (1771-1819).
Newburyport, Massachusetts, ca. 1800-1810.
Mahogany, maple block.
Over-all in good condition, minor shrinkage cracks at base, replaced latch.
Having great form and constructed with dense mahogany, the tilt-top has notched corners above a turned shaft with a carved urn and is supported by cabriole legs. The carved, peaked ridge on the shaped feet is a strong attribute of Short’s work.

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Jeffrey Tillou Antiques was established in 1992. The three story historic building located “on the green” in Litchfield, features an extensive inventory of Americana from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Here you will find an extraordinary collection of furniture, folk art, weathervanes, sculpture, Oriental carpets, and related decorative pieces as well as distinctive European furniture and original works of art.