Sack Masterpiece Baltimore Federal Bellflower Inlaid Mahogany Pembroke Table

Baltimore, 1800-1810, inlaid oval top, figured apron with line inlay, square tapered legs with oval shell paterae and bellflowers, spade feet, oak secondary, handwritten note to underside reads "Miami, Florida March 12th 1928 / I this day purchased this Lady Pembroke Table / at the auction of the Estate of J. Packard Laird / held at his house North East 27 St. and the Bay / Mr. Laird former home was at Wilmington Del / and Pennsylvania, this table is / a genuine antique, is all original with / the original handmade hinges, nails / and screws, it evidently was made by / the Philadelphia craftsmen. / Malcolm A. Norton, #417 NE 27 St Miami Fla / and 71 Highland Street / West Hartford, Connecticut", as well as a printed newspaper advertisement for Ray Wright Auctioneers, 28- 1/2 x 33-1/8 x 21 in., 41-1/2 in. with leaves extended

Provenance: Early labels suggest possible history in Wilmington, Delaware or Pennsylvania; Israel Sack, New York, NY; Private Collection; Estate of Richard and Shirley Roberts, Virginia Beach, Virginia

Literature: Albert Sack, The New Fine Points of Furniture, p. 277, listed as "Masterpiece."