Cellarette

Collection Item

Artist/Maker

Attributed to Duncan Phyfe (1770–1854)

Dimensions

24 x 24-1/2 x 19-3/4 in.

City of Manufacture

New York

Date(s)

c. 1820–1825

More Details

Artist / Maker

Attributed to Duncan Phyfe (1770–1854)

City of Manufacture

New York

Date

c. 1820–1825

Dimensions

24 x 24-1/2 x 19-3/4 in.

Medium

Primary woods: mahogany, mahogany veneer

Secondary woods: white pine, tulip poplar

Surface treatments: gilding, vert antique, brass

Labels / Inscriptions

Printed paper label: “KNITTLE COLLECTION / Auctioned / Nov. 1962. 4.”

Provenance

Rhea Mansfield (1883–1955) and Earl (1883–1962) Knittle, Ashland, OH; Their sale, Garth’s Auctions, Delaware, OH, Nov. 1962. Sale, Sotheby’s, New York, Sept. 27, 2012, lot 215; Dr. Larry McAllister (1925–2021), Muncie, IN; Sale, Sotheby’s, New York, Sept. 22, 2022, lot 197; Purchased by Schrimshers, 2022.