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Lot 263

A Salesman's Sample or Patent Model of a Physician's Table

Lot 263

A Salesman's Sample or Patent Model of a Physician's Table

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Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Estimate$800 – $1,200

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A Salesman's Sample or Patent Model of a Physician's Table

Late 19th Century

with plaque to underside of stationary tabletop reading, Pat'd Dec. 6, 1892.
Height 13 1/2 x width 13 3/4 x depth 6 1/4 inches.

John W. Kales of Franklinville, New York was granted a patent for his "Improvements in Physician's Tables" on December 6, 1892 (patent no. 487,625). The adjustable frame of his table allowed doctors to "render more convenient the positions of the subject" during gynecological examinations and surgical procedures.[1]

[1] John W. Kales. Physician's Table. US US487625 A, United States Patent Office, 6 December 1892.

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Ben Fisher

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Mr. Fisher rejoined the firm in 2019 after working as a specialist in the American Furniture and Folk Art department at Sotheby’s New York. His areas of expertise include 18th, 19th, and 20th century American, Continental, and English furniture, decorative and folk art. Before coming to Hindman in 2013, Mr. Fisher worked in European Furniture and Decorative Arts in Philadelphia. He began his career working for a prints dealer focusing on works from the 16th through the 20th centuries.

Jennifer Howe

Senior Specialist, Furniture and Decorative Arts

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Ms. Howe joined the firm in 2012 working as a specialist in the American and European Furniture and Decorative Arts department as well as the Modern and Contemporary Art and Design department.

Previously, Ms. Howe served as Associate Curator of Decorative Arts at the Cincinnati Art Museum, where she curated exhibitions focusing on American and European furniture, silver, glass and ceramics. Additionally, she was an instructor of Art History at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, an independent consultant to museums and a lecturer on decorative arts. Ms. Howe’s research and publications have focused on late 19th- and early 20th-century decorative arts and design, in particular, on Cincinnati Arts and Crafts metalwork and furniture. Ms. Howe served as editor and contributing author of the book Cincinnati Art-Carved Furniture and Interiors. She received a BA from the University of Cincinnati and an MA in Art History from the University of Minnesota.

Leah Vogelpohl

AVP, Specialist, American Furniture, Folk, and Decorative Arts

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Ms. Vogelpohl joined the firm in 2013 as a cataloger in the American and European Furniture and Decorative Arts department. She became a department specialist in 2017, focusing on American decorative arts and silver. She received a BA from the College of Charleston and an MLITT in Art History from the University of Glasgow.

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A Salesman's Sample or Patent Model of a Physician's Table

Late 19th Century

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Ms. Howe joined the firm in 2012 working as a specialist in the American and European Furniture and Decorative Arts department as well as the Modern and Contemporary Art and Design department.

American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts

A Salesman's Sample or Patent Model of a Physician's Table

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