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Very fine and rare "D" shaped
sideboard with serpentine center sideboard with recessed
cupboard, labeled by William Whitehead.This beautiful example of a popular New York form
establishes William Whitehead as the most gifted cabinetmaker and designer of the New York
Hepplewhite era. The distinctive leg inlay of delicate bellflower and pellet inlay
connected by loops has become Whitehead’s trademark. The choice of superb
crotch-figured veneer contained in oval and circular double-line inlaid borders creates a
flowing continuity within the body of the board. The full labels on this sideboard
establish the partially missing labels on the High Museum Masterpiece. New York, circa
1780-1800. 40”
high, 72” long, 29" deep
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