A very fine American Classical Mahogany Sideboard, attributed to the workshop of Joseph B. Barry (w.1810-1822), circa 1815. The sideboard overall design originates from George Smith's publication "A Collection of Designs for Household Furniture," 1808. Clearly a mixture of both Gothic and Egyptian motifs, the present sideboard relates exceptionally well to a Philadelphia sideboard signed and dated by Joseph Barry, as illustrated in "Classical Taste in America," W. Cooper, p. 132. A second, associated sideboard from the estate of Andy Warhol resides in the collection of Colonial Williamsburg.

Condition: The Condition of the piece is excellent with only the back center board and brass and crystal pulls replaced. Old, and mellow finish. A rare American form!

Materials: Mahogany, mahogany veneers, poplar, yellow pine, white pine, brass, crystal, and steel.

Dimensions: HOA=52 " DOA=24 " LOA=72 1/2 "

Provenance: The estate of Mr. David Kingsley Calcote (1946-1999). Mr. Calcote was a well known antiquarian and scholar of Natchez, Mississippi. "David Calcote's collection tastes has had a profound effect on collecting in Natchez and neighboring Louisiana. He assisted with the furnishings of numerous historic house museums such as the Natchez Garden Club's House of Ellicot Hill (also known as Connelly's Tavern), Kent Plantation House (Alexandria, Louisiana) and Magnolia Mound Plantation (Baton Rouge, Louisiana). Nearly seventy-five percent of the fine American antique reproductions produced by the Historic Natchez Collections are based upon objects that passed through Mr. Calcote's shop. Always interested in historic preservation, Mr. Calcote has restored one important house and was working on another at the time of his death". H. Parrott Bacot from Maine Antiques Digest, February 1999.