End Table
Artist
Unknown French
Datec. 1900
Mediumwood and ebony with brass and porcelain
Dimensions33 x 19 x 12 inches (83.8 x 48.3 x 30.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Nelda C. Stark, 1979
Object number61.900.172
ClassificationsFurniture
DescriptionIrregular kidney shaped surface; inlaid ebony designs; raised edge on back and sides ends in scrolls on front side; four brass bird finials; inset oval shaped porcelain plaque with blue ground and cherub; brass beading on outside edge; applied gold colored metal foliage decorations on rim below surface; four tapered ebony legs; lower shelf has matching ebony inlay pattern and brass beading; irregular leg shape under lower shelf; applied gold colored metal decorations on knees and feet.ProvenanceProbably W.H. Stark [1851-1936] and Miriam Lutcher Stark [Mrs. W.H. Stark, 1859-1936]; by inheritance to their son H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; by inheritance to his wife Nelda C. Stark [1909-1999]; gifted September 19, 1979 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to The W.H. Stark House
On View
On viewCollections
Dresden
c. 1900
Unknown French
Unknown Austrian
Unknown German