The Batchelder Family Diminutive Queen Anne Drop-Leaf Table
North Shore, Probably Portsmouth, NH. Ca. 1750
Butternut, maple and pine secondary woods
Full condition report available upon request.
Provenance: Batchelder Family, New Hampshire, descending through family; Northeast Auctions, 19 August 2019; Private Collection.
Literature: Brok Jobe, Portsmouth Furniture: Masterworks from the New Hampshire Seacoast (Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities / University of New England Press, 1993), pp 243-244.
This fine Queen Anne drop leaf table in a desirable small size is also appealing for its design features of high-peaked knees on cabriole legs ending on extended platform feet. The underside shows the table’s untouched nature with original blocking, wrought iron hinges and oxidized surface.
27 ½” h., 36” w., 12 ½” d. (closed), 35” d. (open)
Price: $9,500




