Shaving Stand
Charles A. Baudouine
Decorative Arts and Design
MEDIUM
Maple, curly maple veneer, silvered glass, rose-colored marble, metal
DATES
ca. 1855
DIMENSIONS
62 x 16 1/2 x 18 in. (157.5 x 41.9 x 45.7 cm)
MARKINGS
Stenciled in black on bottom interior of drawer: "FROM/C. A. BAUDOUINE/355/BROADWAY/NEW YORK". Written in pencil on the proper left side of the drawer: "19/RD". In black grease on back of marble top: "02298". Pressure sensitive label on marble top: "Lot #930/date Jul 15 2006/SOLD". White pressure sensitive label applied on bottom of marble, and two more on underside of wooden stand: "Consignor#/23569/Item#/020".
ACCESSION NUMBER
2006.51a-b
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Marcus S. Friedlander, by exchange
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Carved Rococo Revival shaving stand (a) consisting of oval mirror (b) on shaft supported by rectangular table with drawer on cylindrical base with four outwardly curving feet. Framed mirror attached to allow tilting on half-circle support attached to elaborately turned vertically adjustable shaft that is embellished with C- and S-scrolls. Shaft rests on rose-colored marble deck that sits on cased drawer decorated with low-relief central foliate decoration and cylindrical corners with dropped finials. Base with gadrooning at bulging midsection above four elaborate symmetrical canted and curved scroll feet with dropped finial at center.
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