Corner Console

Dateca. 1815

MediumMahogany and satinwood

DimensionsOH: 35"; OW: 26"; OD: 17 1/4"

Credit LineGift of the John D. Rockefeller, 3rd, Fund, Inc., through the generosity and interest of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, 3rd, and members of the family.

Object number1996.BH.83,2

DescriptionOne of a pair. Regency inlaid mahogany lyre-pedestal corner console. The triangular segmental top is supported in front on a lyre rising from a shaped platform base, a plain upright at the rear. The frieze, lyre, and plinth richly inlaid with neo-classic ornament in light and dark woods.
ProvenanceCollection of Francis Shaw, Wayland, Mass. Sold at auction by order of the heirs at public sale December 1935, American Art Association, Anderson Galleries, Inc., New York. Stair and Andrew, Inc., New York. Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.