Duncan Phyfe (1768-1854)

Professions: Painter of Evening Scenes

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  THE MR. AND MRS. DUNCAN PHYFE WHITLOCK "WEDDING CAKE" HIGHLY FIGURED MAHOGANY DROP-LEAF

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  A CLASSICAL CARVED MAHOGANY MARBLE-TOP PIER TABLE

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  Classical Mahogany Child's Bedstead, Made by Duncan and James Duncan Phyfe MADE BY DUNCAN PHYFE (1768-1854) AND JAMES DUNCAN PHYFE...

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  An Assembled Set of Ten Classical Carved Mahogany Side Chairs

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Duncan Phyfe Biography

(b Loch Fannich, nr Inverness, 1768; d New York, 16 Aug 1854). American cabinetmaker of Scottish birth. He moved to America with his family about 1784 and settled in Albany, NY, where he served his apprenticeship. About 1792 he moved to New York and opened his own shop; his business prospered, and he moved to a new location on Partition Street. As his reputation spread, the most fashionable people in the city, including John Jacob Astor, William Bayard and De Witt Clinton, sought his services. His shop grew to be one of the largest in the city, and he shipped furniture to customers in New Jersey, Philadelphia and the south, particularly Charleston, SC.

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