ITEM# 4806
Matthew Austin cabinetmaker William Mary Gateleg Table with Spanish feet

Matthew Austin cabinetmaker. William and Mary style gateleg table with Spanish feet.This hand made bench made table was crafted by "Matthew Austin" interpreted from an example in the Brooklyn Museum that was owned by Benjamin Franklin. Made from soft maple with hand dovetailed drawers and an old milk paint finish. Table top open measures 53 and one half inches by 64 inches, closed 53 and one half inches by 21 and one half inches. It is 29 and three quarter inches high. Matthew Austin is a self-trained muralist and cabinetmaker who reproduces the finest examples of American 17th and 18th century country furniture. He has been commissioned to paint murals in Manhattan, Philadelphia, Boston, and abroad. His love of period American furniture has placed his work in private homes of collectors and galleries of note. He has been written up in several publications, most recently in Old House Journal and Country Living, and Early American Life. His clients include Wayne Pratt Antiques, Wilton Historical Society Museum, and the American Folk Art Museum. We rarely sell reproduction furnishing. The only time we elect to do so is when the examples are museum quality hand made reproductions of rare and desirable forms. For period examples of this table, please see American Interiors The Brooklyn Museum, page 44; Construction of American Furniture Treasures by Lester Margon, AID, page 77; The Magazine Antiques, January 1987, page 35.

Thank you for your quick reply. I am really shocked at the price. I knew many people here wanted it, but probably figured I didn't know what I had and they wanted to buy it for nothing. I am glad I held on to it.
Thanks again!
- Ann N