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Antique New York Empire Card/ Games Table in Cuban Mahogany, Meeks
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$4,890
£3,738.98
€4,283.03
CA$6,896.88
A$7,506.45
CHF 4,011.18
MX$90,649.27
NOK 50,410.70
SEK 46,887.81
DKK 31,996.24
About the Item
A very handsome American Empire games/ card table in fine Cuban/ West Indies mahogany, attributable to Joseph Meeks
Sons of New York City, circa 1830. The solid mahogany top rests on a trestle base composed of two turned and tapering columns with an adjoining stretcher, with bun feet on casters. The hinged top pivots, opening to a square with storage for card
game elements with an apron banded
veneered in a flat-cut, book-matched crotch mahogany, also from the West Indies.
Measures: 37" wide x 18 1/2" deep x 29 1/2" high; Open: 37" square x 29 1/2" high
Meeks Furniture Makers:
The Meeks family firm had been in business at least forty years in New York by the time Belter and Hunzinger arrived on the island of Manhattan. This furniture making company went through four distinct phases, always successful and always in family hands. Joseph Meeks (born in New York or New Jersey) ran the company from 1797-1828 under his own name, his two sons joined him from 1829 to 1835 (Joseph Meeks
Sons), the sons took over the business from 1836 to 1859 (J. and J.W. Meeks, for John and Joseph W.), and then from 1859 to 1869 it was run by Joseph Meeks’s grandson and then closed.
It is worth noting that this firm, unlike Belter’s or Hunzinger’s, earned its fame simply by providing well-built, moderately priced furniture. The Meeks firm did not pride itself on innovation, patents or setting the style of the day. Rather, they gave the public what it wanted when it wanted it. This strategy kept them in business through many stylistic changes for seventy-two years.
The third period, when Joseph W. and John ran the firm, is when it expanded most rapidly with clients from north to south. The Meeks firm was a clear competitor to Belter’s, and their products were often, but not exclusively, in the Rococo Revival style. Although it is difficult to generalize, Meeks furniture typically has fewer layers of lamination than Belter produced pieces, and the Silhouette can be more pointed, rather than rounded. Many scholars believe that many pieces attributed to Belter are in fact Meeks. Because the Meeks name is somewhat less known than Belter in the general market, a labeled Meeks piece will almost certainly bring less than a labeled Belter, although quality may be comparable.
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19th century New York was then – as it is now – the style capital of the United States, and there was room for all comers. The German immigrants, bringing their innovative production techniques and an eye for European style, were well represented by John Belter and George Hunzinger. The Meeks firm was a worthy, home grown competitor to these innovators.
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- Attributed to:Meeks Sons Manufactory 1 (Cabinetmaker)
- Dimensions:Height: 29.5 in (74.93 cm)Width: 37 in (93.98 cm)Depth: 18.5 in (46.99 cm)
- Style:American Empire (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:Mahogany,Polished
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:Circa 1830
- Condition:Refinished. Wear consistent with age and use. French-polished in our restoration facility. In very good condition. This fine table is made of a beautiful very dense West Indies mahogany is of top quality with excellent veneer work and joinery. Has original hinges casters.
- Seller Location:INTERLAKEN, NY
- Reference Number:Seller: TBL001731stDibs: LU98818427543
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