This is a reproduction of a mahogany Newport Kneehole Bureau Table that is attributed to John Townsend.   The original that I copied is in the Bayou Bend Collection at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Texas.   The Townsend and Goddard families made several of these bureau tables during the second half of the 18th century.   Common to all of them are the three shelled drawer, the basic kneehole shape, the blocked ogee bracket feet and the recessed prospect door.   The differences are in the embellishment of the prospect door, many had a recessed shell carved from the solid, some had a frame and raised tombstone panel and some only had a frame and flat panel.   Other differences include a conforming molding underneath the recessed area, volutes that terminate the ogee foot blocking, and delicate spirals that terminate the concave shells.

To my eye this Townsend version has all of the finest features.   Those are the spirals at the ends of the concave shells on both the drawer and the door.   A carved shell in the prospect door.   An additional molding underneath the base molding in the recessed area that mimics the shape produced by the bracket feet.   Volutes that terminate the blocked portion of the bracket feet.   And a separation between the two bracket feet on the left and right drawer banks.   Some versions have an additional piece that connects the two feet just underneath the base molding.

The original dates from 1785 - 1800 and is attributed to John Townsend.   Although the piece is not signed the attribution is highly certain and the date range is limited because the top is secured to the base using dovetail keys.   John Townsend is the only one of either family known to have used the dovetail key and then only in the latter part of his career.