Someone gave me a truckload of furniture, but it all smells funny. I’m selling it on craigslist for 200 bucks for everything.
There is a Duncan Phyfe table and six chairs (2 captain’s). Duncan Phyfe refers to the tripod leg style. Here’s a bit about Mr. Phyfe from some website:
“Duncan Fife started life in Scotland; he was born in 1768 near Loch Fannich. When he was 16, his family immigrated to Albany, New York and young Duncan was apprenticed in a cabinetmaker’s shop, probably his father’s. By 1792, Duncan had moved to New York City and was listed as a furniture joiner. Two years later, he opened his own shop and changed his name to Duncan Phyfe, probably to distance himself from his British heritage in this post Revolutionary War period.”
This is an image search photo so you can get an idea of the table legs. You’ll see this table at just about every antique store. Like mine, they are probably early 20th century reproductions. Mahogany veneer, not solid wood.
