An American carved rosewood and marquetry center dressing stand
carved by M. Antonio Audia (Italian-American)
for the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair
late 19th/early 20th century
The four sided superstructure surmounted by maidens bearing American and Italian banners centering a foliate finial above oval tilting mirrors within a framework of carved hound heads, chains and scrolling foliage; the table with an inlaid serpentine top above shaped mask, grape and grapevine carved aprons raised on scrolled eagle carved cabriole legs joined by an X-stretcher pierce carved with dolphin heads centering a foliate cluster and terminating in shaped feet; inscribed inside the apron M ANTONIO AUDIA ITALIAN ART MASTER followed by an illegible line of text.
height 8ft 4in (2.54m); width 4ft 3in (1.29m); depth 4ft 3in (1.29m)