An important rosewood and cast-iron gueridon attributed to Duncan Phyfe and Sons.

From: The Magazine Antiques | Date: May 1, 2000| Author: BERLIN, CARSWELL RUSH | Copyright information

The small gueridon with a rosewood apron, marble top, and cast-iron base shown in Plate I was discovered in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1996. Inscribed in lead or charcoal on the bottom of the marble top is "Phife/& Sons" (Fig. 1), linking the table to Duncan Phyfe, one of New York City's preeminent cabinet makers in the early nineteenth century. Not only is the gueridon the only known piece of furniture employing cast iron attributed to Phyfe, but, dating between about 1837 and 1...

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