This emphasis on veneer over carving characterizes much of Phyfe's later output, and the inclusion of such veneered pieces as an imposing Grecian bedstead and monumental cheval mirror made in 1841 for an important South Carolina client also underscores Phyfe's great popularity in the antebellum South.

WSJ: Duncan Phyfe | Furniture for a Young Nation | By Barrymore Laurence Scherer