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Dressing table

George A. Schastey & Co. American
 George A. Schastey American, born Germany

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This unusually proportioned dressing table is one of the few pieces associated with Schastey prior to his reexamination in this exhibition. With its carved details of dark purpleheart contrasting with the lighter satinwood, mother-of-pearl, and silvered hardware, it relates closely to the cabinetwork in the Worsham-Rockefeller Dressing Room. Renaissance-inspired carving and marquetry ornament the central panels of the cabinet doors, which open to reveal a three-way mirror. Jigsaw-cut piercings lighten the base of the foot support and recall the music stand of the grand piano. The similarities between this piece, the dressing room, and the furniture from the Clark drawing room demonstrate that Schastey’s workshop reused motifs and techniques, with slight variations, in many separate commissions.

Dressing table, George A. Schastey & Co. (American, New York, 1873–1897), Satinwood, purpleheart, white pine, marble, mother-of-pearl, silver-plated drawer pulls, brass, mirrored glass, and upholstered footrest with replaced velvet, American

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Dressing table, George A. Schastey & Co. (American, New York, 1873–1897), Satinwood, purpleheart, white pine, marble, mother-of-pearl, silver-plated drawer pulls, brass, mirrored glass, and upholstered footrest with replaced velvet, American
Dressing table, George A. Schastey & Co. (American, New York, 1873–1897), Satinwood, purpleheart, white pine, marble, mother-of-pearl, silver-plated drawer pulls, brass, mirrored glass, and upholstered footrest with replaced velvet, American
Dressing table, George A. Schastey & Co. (American, New York, 1873–1897), Satinwood, purpleheart, white pine, marble, mother-of-pearl, silver-plated drawer pulls, brass, mirrored glass, and upholstered footrest with replaced velvet, American
Dressing table, George A. Schastey & Co. (American, New York, 1873–1897), Satinwood, purpleheart, white pine, marble, mother-of-pearl, silver-plated drawer pulls, brass, mirrored glass, and upholstered footrest with replaced velvet, American

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