Fine American Federal Carved Mahogany Three-Part Banquet Table, late 18th c., New England, top with reeded edge and demilune ends, blocked frieze, ring-turned reeded and tapered legs, brass cuffs, casters, h. 29 1/2 in., w. (closed) 46 in., w. (open) 114 in., d. 47 1/2 in. Note: The versatile New England three-part dining table in the present lot exhibits finely turned and reeded legs displaying features closely related to documented c. 1790-1800 examples from Boston, Salem, and Rhode Island. The generously stacked rings, fine tapering, and baluster-shaped foot relate closely to the work of Boston cabinetmakers John and Thomas Seymour. Ref.: Bates, Elizabeth and Jonathan Fairbanks. American Furniture 1620 to Present. Richard Marek Publishers: New York, 1981, p. 239; Stoneman, Vernon C. John and Thomas Seymour: Cabinetmakers in Boston, 1794-1816. Special Publications: Boston, 1959, pp. 108. 112, 132.

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