Unique luxury furniture: Most expensive table is sold at Christie’s

It isn’t a joke! A classic table is sold for $1.5 million at Christies. Is it possible? Well, they explained there is logic of such high price. In late 18th century Philadelphia, Tufft was one of the city’s most prosperous cabinetmakers. While his shop wasn’t as large or prolific as that of his contemporaries Benjamin Randolph and Thomas Affleck, his rank was likely that of their equal. Elegance, grace, and delicate carving characterize Thomas Tufft’s furniture. He typically chose a restrained opposing “C” scroll on the knees and a variation of this design can be seen on most of the objects attributed to his shop.

Tufft holds the record for Philadelphia furniture, the Edwards-Harrison Family pier table, when it sold at Christie’s for $4,620,000 (January 1990), becoming the most expensive table in the world. The price was well above of $1.5 million. The rococo rarity, carved by Thomas Tufft in 1775-76, is a pier table with a Chinese-style apron of pierced fretwork, tall legs, narrow ankles and finely detailed ball-and-claw feet. Hm…the logic is incontrovertible, but it’s too interesting to me: who is able to afford so unique luxury furniture which’s claimed the most expensive?!
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