An American Aesthetic Brass Stand, late 19th c., Charles Parker Company, Meriden, CT, labeled, rectangular velvet-lined top on rope-twist legs centering velvet-lined stretcher shelf, height 29 1/2 in., width 19 in., depth 13 in Note: The Charles Parker Company was one of the leading American manufacturers in the late nineteenth century of artistic brass household furnishings in the Aesthetic Movement style. Founded in Meriden, Connecticut in 1832, the company initially produced coffee mills and waffle irons. Production expanded to include plated flatware and hollowware in the mid-19th century. by the 1880s, the firm was producing luxury "art brass" wares in addition to utilitarian goods. Reference: D'Ambrosio, Anna Tobin. A Brass Menagerie: Metalwork of the Aesthetic Movement, pp. 42-48.