Mahogany, figured mahogany veneer, poplar, with original silvered brass casters. Each 20 ½ x 18 ¼ x 13 ¾ inches.
An identical Canterbury owned by Duncan Phyfe’s daughter, Eliza Phyfe Vail is pictured in Duncan Phyfe Master Cabinetmaker in New York, p. 103.
Provenance:
Israel Sack, Inc, and Berry B. Tracy, the former curator of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and later in the notable collections of Joseph H. 12-13 Hirschhorn and Ronald S. Kane.