Dark Oak Wooden Dresser: For your consideration in this lot we have a dark oak wood dresser. The dresser features three drawers and one door that opens for storage. The dresser is constructed with dark stained oak paneling and shows brass handles. The dresser is in good condition, the storage door is missing its handle. The dresser measures 32 1/2" wide by 17 1/2" deep by 31 1/4" tall. Condition For a complete representation of condition and for additional images please call 800-686-4216. It is the buyer?s responsibility to view each image and preview the item to determine condition.
CHRISTOPHER DRESSER (1834-1904) (PANEL DESIGNER)
AESTHETIC MOVEMENT CORNER CABINET, CIRCA 1880 ebonised and gilded wood, with a polychrome-painted panel and mirrored glass70.2cm wide, 120.5cm high, 43cm deep, panel 28.5cm x 43.5cmLiterature: Dresser C. Studies in Design, Cassel Petter & Galpin, London, the plates by A. Goater, Nottingham, 1876, plate II illus.V&A Collection accession no. W.3-2015, for a related hand screen, decorated with an adaptation of the painted design.Note: This cabinet is a rare example of an object decorated after a published design in Dresser’s most important works, Studies in Design of 1876. Plate II shows two owls standing upright and is captioned "Parental advice". Dresser wrote in the caption text that the design ‘may be painted on the panel of a door, on the door of a cabinet, or in any recess in a wall, especially suited to a smoking-room or nursery." Elsewhere in the text he states that “the sense of humour finds expression in grotesque forms. Plates II (etc…) are illustrations”.It may be that this corner cabinet was decorated under Dresser's direction for the Art Furnishers' Alliance Co. The Art Furnisher's Alliance was the association of art manufacturers established by Christopher Dresser (1834-1904) in 1880. The key objective of the alliance was to buy and sell high-class goods of artistic design and to "complete artistic furnishing of a house". George Hayter Chubb was appointed as Chairman, and Dresser was the 'Art Manager' heading designs for furniture, pottery, glass and metal, aided by Holme and Arthur Liberty. In his preface to Studies in Design, Dresser hoped that the work would assist to “bring about a better style of decoration” and “aid the designer and the manufacturer of decorated objects, by suggesting to them useful ideas”. Whether or not the current lot was made directly under his instruction, the panel inset into the door of this cabinet was undoubtedly the sort of effect on a design Dresser envisaged when he published Studies in Design.
335. Mary Gregory Painted Moser Dresser Set
This unique dresser set features a gold-toned metal dresser with mirrored top and white enamel with Mary Gregory décor. Dresser also has a round mirror supported by curved metal posts. Top of dresser is separated into four sections. Each section has a container for toiletries. This set includes two small perfume bottles, made from pink glass and accented with tiny white flowers. Each bottle has a clear glass stopper. Also included in this dresser set is a pink glass tray and pink glass powder container. Each piece has been hand painted with tiny white flowers, birds and dragonflies. The powder container has been etched on the lid with the moser name. The dresser has a fully functioning drawer which can be pulled out and jewelry placed inside. Dresser measures apprx 9" x 9-1/2." The perfume bottles measure apprx 1-1/2" x 3," tray measures apprx 4" x 1-1/2" and the powder container measures apprx 2-1/2" x 4-1/2".
250/450 Sold: $816.50
Twelve-Piece Collection of C. F. Monroe Wave Crest and Nakara Glass, fourth quarter 19th century, including a large and rare Nakara gilt-brass-mounted circular jewel casket in "Cherubim" decor, a Wave Crest oblong puffy photograph receiver, a Wave Crest "Swirl" dresser box, a smaller Wave Crest spiral-ribbed circular dresser box, another Wave Crest dresser box, an unusual Wave Crest dresser box base, a Wave Crest gilt-brass-mounted dresser box lid, a gilt-brass-handled and -footed jewel tray, a Nakara broken jewel box, a Wave Crest open jewel tray in "Forget-Me-Not" decor, a plain white Wave Crest dresser box base and a Wave Crest pale pink circular dresser box base, generally marked, h. 1-1/2" to 3-12".
19TH C. FEDERAL-EMPIRE STYLE MAHOGANY DRESSERFeatured in this lot is this late 19th century Federal-Empire marble top dresser with a mirror circa 1880-1900s. The Federal-Empire style mahogany dresser has four full-sized drawers with key hole slots in the middle, to open, lock and unlock the drawers. The top of the dresser features a marble top, accompanied by a large mirror encased in a intricately detailed mahogany frame. Below the mirror it shows three drawers. The two on the outside feature a knob, while the center drawer only shows a key hole. The dresser, marble top and mirror show good condition overall with very little wear present to the piece despite its antique age and use through the years. No obvious signs of damage have been noted. This is an amazing and well kept piece. The dresser is 83 1/2" tall with the mirror being 42 1/2" wide and 19 3/4" deep, and the counter height being 40" high.
Fine French Cased Gilt Silverplate Christopher Dresser Traveling Tea Set, from an 1879 design by Christopher Dresser (1834-1904), manufactured by Adolphe Boulanger, working Paris, 1869-1899, retailed by Maison Maquet, Paris, including a kettle-on-collapsible-stand (Dresser's shape #2110), h. 9", teapot (Dresser's shape #2109), dia. 3-1/2", spirit burner, dia. 3", cream jug, h. 1-7/8", sugar bowl, dia. 2-3/4", bottle, h. 3-1/2", double tea caddy, dia. 3-1/4", and a pair of teaspoons, l. 4-3/4", along with a pair of Royal Worcester lavender teacups and saucers, 1912-1926, the original bow-style sugar tongs lacking but replaced by pincer-style tongs of later date, all nesting together to fit in a small suede-lined, fitted leather case, h. 7", w. 11-1/2", d. 6", each piece and the case monogrammed "EC". The design of this set, inspired by his 1876-1877 visit to Japan, was one of Dresser's most popular. It was packaged by several retailers including Asprey of London and Leuchars of Paris. This unusual entirely gilt set was sold by Maison Maquet, a Parisian leather goods specialty shop, listed in 1900 on rue de la Paix and in 1904 at Avenue de l'Opera; they also exhibited at the 1914 Panama Pacific International Exhibition in San Francisco. For illustrations of the same model packaged into similar traveling or picnic sets, see Henry Lyons, Christopher Dresser: The People's Designer, 1834-1904 (Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collector's Club, 2005), p. 202, plate 386; Michael Whiteway, Christopher Dresser, 1834-1904 (Milan: Skira, 2001), an exhibition catalogue from the Palazzo della Trienalle, Milan, October 2001-March 2002, p. 88, plate 68; and Stuart Durant, Christopher Dresser (London: Academy Editions, 1993), p. 96.
TABLE AND SIDEBOARD BY BAKER Biedermeier-style octagonal dining table with similar sideboard by Baker Furniture; the dining table accompanied by two additional leaves and supported on four ebonized columnar legs on a scalloped square base; the sideboard with two pair of doors flanked by ebonized pilasters with gilt capitals and bases; each with inscribed plaque (minor wear and small flaws); W: 48" table (with no leaves) and L: 68 3/4" sideboard
KENTUCKY SHERATON CHERRY SIDEBOARDKentucky Sheraton triple bow-fronted deep-end sideboard, cherry primary, flame-grained cherry veneer and poplar secondary. Consisting of a two-board cherry top edged with string inlay and sand-burnt figure above a wide center bowed drawer over two recessed bowed cabinet doors and flanked by narrow flat front drawers over flat vertical bottle drawers and reeded stiles. Deep ends with bowed drawer over a tall bowed cabinet. Each upper drawer faced with flamed grain cherry veneer with string inlay edge and center oval. Bottle drawers and each cabinet door faced with matching flamed grain veneer with sting inlay edge and center tombstone. Bone keyhole surrounds and dust panels between top row of drawers, cabinets and bottle drawers below. Base outlined with a band of 5-string inlay. The sideboard rests on turned reeded legs with rounded feet and retains the original 2" pressed glass disc pulls with cut starburst pattern on the reverse and silvered, set in brass collars and mounted on brass stems, likely Pittsburgh glass. Rail and stile construction with square head cut nails. 78 1/4" W x 44 1/4" H x 20 1/2" D (side), 23 3/4" D (center). Circa 1810-1825. Note: This sideboard was cataloged in the Museum of Early Souther Decorative Arts (MESDA) Object Database as MESDA #NN-1340 (https://mesda.org/item/object/sideboard/17900/). A "sister" sideboard, located in the Old Governor's Mansion in Frankfort, was documented by Brad Rauschenberg, Frank Horton and Mary C. McClinton for MESDA in 1975, Photo #S-4397: (https://mesda.org/item/object/sideboard/11775/). A copy of this report will be made available to the winning bidder.
Condition:
Overall good condition with expected age related use and wear. Old refinish with minor restorations to veneer, some vertical wood shrinkage, old damage to left side of top. 1979 repair inscription. Center drawer with later added partitions and interior metal braces to each corner, drawer corners with vertical wood shrinkage to veneer.
A Monumental American Renaissance Carved and Burl Walnut Bedroom Suite, mid-19th c., attributed to Thomas Brooks, Brooklyn, comprising a bedstead and princess dresser, bed with swagged arched crest flanked by urn uprights, paneled headboard, conforming rails and foot board; dresser with conforming crest and framed mirror above marble top drop center with drawer, flanked by marble top banks of drawers on each side, raised on casters, height 106 in., length 79 in., width 60 in. $4000/6000
Note: The Renaissance Revival furniture of Brooklyn, New York, cabinetmaker Thomas Brooks is distinguished by its profusion of classical architectural details including segmented and triangular pediments, columns, pilasters, brackets, acroteria, and urns, often combined with richly figured walnut veneers that accentuate the high relief of the decoration. The bedstead and dresser in the current lot feature details similar to those on a bed and matching dressing case bearing the stenciled label of Thomas Brooks; arched panels with volutes flanking the upper part of the headboard of the bedstead, the mirror of the dresser case and the carved decoration of Neo-Grec stylized classical leaves emerging from the volutes.
Reference: Eileen Dubrow and Richard Dubrow, Styles of American Furniture, 1860-1960 (Atglen, Pennsylvania, 1997), pp. 60 & 78.
FEDERAL INLAID MAHOGANY SERPENTINE SIDEBOARD. FEDERAL INLAID MAHOGANY SERPENTINE SIDEBOARD.Circa 1800, mid Atlantic region, probably Baltimore. The deep well figured rectangular top with serpentine front and elliptic corners above the conforming case. Fitted with serpentine cutlery drawer with felt trays above a pair of cupboard doors, flanked by deep fitted bottle drawers, further flanked by bowed cupboard doors. Drawers and doors all inlaid with teardrop escutcheons and with contrasting line inlays. The case raised on square tapering legs, each headed by long rectangular figural birch inlaid panels over cross-banding, above pendant teardrop inlays within string-inlaid borders and cross-banded cuffs. Note: The secondary wood on sideboard is yellow pine. SIZE: 41" h x 80-1/2" l x 27-1/2" d. PROVENANCE: Original contents from the estate of Louise Alida Livingston, Oyster Bay, L.I., N.Y. Removed from the family home, Greenport L. I., N.Y. CONDITION: With old re-polished surface now a rich tea brown color with good patina. Stabilized shrinkage cracks on top and sides. A triangular 9" patch on top at proper left front corner above end door. Drawer divider and bottom apron each with a 1" square veneer loss at center of sideboard. Oval brasses are early 20th century replacements. Backboard original. Otherwise very good. 51941-1
Renaissance Revival Bed and Dresser American ca 1860s a Renaissance Revival bed and dresser in walnut and walnut veneers both architecturally moulded with elaborately shaped crests and large turned finials the rail hardware on the bed stamped MR possibly for Mitchell Rammelsberg Cincinnati Ohio; bed ht. 108 outside wd. 74.5 inside wd. 60 dp. 84 in. dresser ht. 92 wd. 58 dp. 22 in. Belle Brezing one of Lexington Kentucky??Ts most infamous madams during the mid- to late-19th century purportedly owned these two pieces. The grand scale and extensive ornamentation of the furniture suited Ms. Brezing??Ts lavish taste and was in keeping with the aesthetic of intentional complexity and denseness favored in the Victorian age. Following her death in 1940 an auction was held on August 22 1940 to sell the contents of Ms. Brezing??Ts house at 59 Megowan Street. The bedstead and dresser here were purportedly sold then. Accompanying the lot is a copy of Madame Belle Brezing by Buddy Thompson Lexington: Buggy Whip Press 1983 dedicated to the ''owner of the Belle Brezing bed''.A similar bedroom suite consisting of a bedstead and dresser with original Mitchell Rammelsberg label was sold by Neal Auction Company New Orleans LA on November 19 2011 lot 434. Condition: Dresser missing crown. Water spot damage on sides of bed purportedly from a fire extinguishing that occurred in Ms. Brezing's third house in 1890s. Age cracks and repairs. One marble cracked.
FRENCH ART DECO SIDEBOARDFrench Art Deco sideboard. 20th century. High-gloss finished sideboard with three doors, 5 inlaid shelves, two drawers, and two swing door liquor storage compartments. Three original keys are included. Chips and losses to wood and finish throughout edges of sideboard. Scuffs and wear to wood and finish to front of sideboard on doors. Line and repairs to escutcheon of right door. One key is slightly bent. Screw missing from top hinge of left door. Scratches and wear to shelves. Right swing door does not close completely flush to sideboard.
79 1/8" W x 21 5/8" D x 35 1/4" H. Width is 109 1/2" with both swing doors open.
An American Rococo Polychromed Bedroom Suite, mid-19th c., attributed to Hart, Ware & Co., Philadelphia, comprising four side chairs, writing table, mirrored dresser, bedside commode, bedstead, and a washstand; the chairs with scalloped crest rail and pierced slats, shaped seat on spindle turned legs; the writing table with astragal top above a plain apron on cabriole legs with sabot feet and brass casters; the wash stand with scalloped backsplash flanked by towel racks above two drawers and two doors on bun feet; the dresser with pivoting oval mirrorplate above four graduated drawers, on bun feet; the commode with drawer over one door, on bun feet; the bedstead with scrolled pierced splat above paneled foot and headboard and blank pilaster supports (9 pcs.) ] Note: Inspired by Louis Philippe precedents, several American makers, such as Hart, Ware & Co. adapted this "cottage" style of elaborate paint effects on simple forms. A black-ground, paint-decorated dresser by Hart, Ware & Co. with nearly identical form to the dresser in lot 880 is illustrated in Celia Jackson Otto, American Furniture of the 19th c., pl. 295. A similar group of painted furniture by the firm is in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and a suite of similar description was exhibited at the 1853 Crystal Palace Exhibition in New York.
LANE MID CENTURY MODERN SIDEBOARDMid Century Modern sideboard by Lane. Altavista, VA, 20th century. Chrome legs, three doors, interior with one shelf and two drawers, the top with flatware organizer. Lane brand mark on inside of top drawer and on silverware organizer. Serial number "3966220" stamped on back of sideboard. Heavy scuffs and wear to wood on top of sideboard. Ink and paper transfer to wood on top of sideboard. Wear, chips and losses to veneer on edges of doors. Nicks, scuffs, and marks to wood on left and right sides of sideboard. Nicks to wood on top front edge of sideboard. Scuffs and wear to chrome of legs. A Lane flyer on drawer glides is provided with this sideboard.
52" W x 18" x 30" H. 128 lbs.
Mid Century Modern Walnut Sideboard or Dresser American, mid 20th century. A mid century modern Danish style walnut dresser or sideboard, having six drawers, three on each side, flanking two paneled cabinet doors, each with walnut burl paneling and brass hardware, on a brass base and legs. Opens to reveal three sliding drawers. Stenciled numbers to reverse. Approximate height 30.75", width 72", depth 18".
LANE MID CENTURY MODERN SIDEBOARDMid Century Modern sideboard by Lane. Altavista, VA, 20th century. Chrome legs, three doors, interior with one shelf and two drawers, the top with flatware organizer. Lane brand mark on inside of top drawer and on silverware organizer. Serial number "3966220" stamped on back of sideboard. Heavy scuffs, mold, wear, and losses to wood and finish on top of sideboard. Wear, chips and losses to veneer on edges of doors. Top drawer slides loosely on track. Chip to wood on top right corner of top drawer. Chips and nicks to wood on edges of left and right sides of sideboard. Scratch to wood on left side of sideboard. Scuffs and wear to chrome of legs.
52" W x 18" x 30" H. 128 lbs.
GILT METAL FILIGREE DRESSER SET: An assembled collection of gilt metal filigree items for the dresser to include 1-2) Pair perfume bottles with 3 beveled pink glass sides, figural putti and birds inside. 14'' h. x 5 1/4''. 3-4) Pair perfume bottles. 3 sides with amber glass medallions, figural rose inside, 9'' h. x 4''. 5) Dresser box with beveled pink glass lid, pink glass side medallions and figural putti, 6'' h. x 7 1/2''. 6) Dresser box with hinged amber glass lid, amber sides, paw feet. 4 1/2'' h. 7-8) 2 separate electric desk clocks. Tallest 11 1/4''. 9) Mirrored tray, 25 1/2'' x 15''.CONDITION: 3-4) One missing glass dabber. 6) Damage to lid and foot. 9) Missing filigree.
Asian Design Walnut Dresser w/ Glass TopThis is a very nice walnut dresser with a touch of Asian design 5 drawer dresser. The dresser includes a custom cut glass top to protect the surface. The dresser is in very good to excellent condition from an estate. Measures 34'' tall X 40'' wide X 20'' deep.
GROUP OF POCKET AND DRESSER ACCESSORIES 6 ITEMS GROUP OF POCKET AND DRESSER ACCESSORIES, 6 ITEMS, H TO 1 1/2", L TO 3 3/4":Comprising: (1) French wood and base metal snuff box, 20th century, with mother-of-pearl inlay to top, "La San-Claudine Deposee" stamped to exterior and "Made in France" stamped to wood on interior, height 7/8", length 3 5/8"; (1) Novelty German birch wood box, 19th century, carved to exterior, depicting Munich, height 1", length 3 ï¾¾"; (1) celluloid trinket or dresser box, late 20th century, having velvet inserts to interior, depicting young woman with floral wreath to exterior, height 1", length 2 5/8"; (1) Shaker-style lidded oval box, early 20th century, with finger-jointed construction, stamped "Fine Figs" with American shield to exterior, height 1 ï¾¼", length 3 ï¾½"; (1) paper mache box, probably 19th century, depicting scene of athletic club and labeled "London", dia. 3 ï¾¾"; and (1) probably Bakelite dresser box, early 20th century, with floral bouquet to center, framed with scrolls, and a diamond pattern throughout, height 1 ï¾½", length 2 ï¾¾".
Federal mahogany sideboard having serpentine top over conforming case having three drawers over four doors all set on square tapered... Federal mahogany sideboard having serpentine top over conforming case having three drawers over four doors all set on square tapered legs with inlaid panels, line and bellflower inlays, Connecticut River Valley.
ht. 42 1/2 in.; case wd. 70 1/2 in.; total wd. 71 1/4 in.; dp. 30 in.
Being sold along with an early photo of the sideboard in the Merrow House in Mansfield, Connecticut of Merrow Machine Hartford Connecticut.
Watkins Bros. Furniture copied this sideboard in 20th century.
Provenance:
Nathan Merrow to
Joseph Merrow to
Joseph B. Merrow to
Geo. W. Merrow to
Oliver Wolcott Merrow to
George W. Merrow to
Present Owner
Kentucky Federal Sideboard Kentucky Federal tambour-door sideboard, attributed to Lexington, Kentucky; cherry and crotch walnut or cherry with maple and applewood inlay, poplar secondary wood; blocked and serpentine facade with central long drawer above a tambour door section, flanked by veneered panels with line inlay and two short drawers over two doors. All drawers veneered and dovetailed, decorated with string inlay having cut corner design and mounted with original oval brass pulls with raised acorn/oak leaf design; doors have flame grained veneer and fan inlaid corners, with crossbanded edges and shield shaped escutcheons. Edge of top and facade below feature cross banded veneers and lighter wood inlaid edges; lower edge of case features a band of lunette inlay running below the doors and extending to the top of the front legs at each side. The four front square tapered legs and two rear legs all feature line inlay and band of lunette inlay at feet. MESDA (Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts) documentation label dated 9/12/82 ref. # 11603 located inside left drawer. Taped inside the central drawer is a note dated 1932 from previous owner Dillis Early (Jr.) of Meade County, Kentucky, witnessed by Violet Neff and notarized by George Neff upon the sale of the sideboard to a Mr. Geo. Owen, stating that the sideboard had been in his family for at least 100 years. Early's great-great grandfather was James Early (1782-1840); tax records for the year 1800 show a James Early in Clark County and a James Earley in Fayette County; James Early's son Lewis was born in Fayette County in 1811. (Our thanks to Gary Gardner for assistance with genealogy research). Note: this sideboard is featured and briefly discussed in The Magazine Antiques article "Living with Antiques: The Nashville Home of Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Caldwell, Jr.," Vol. C No. 3 Sept. 1971, p. 440. (In this reference, it was attributed, probably erroneously, to Meade County). 39" H x 66" W x 18 3/4" D. First quarter 19th century. Provenance: The living estate of Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Caldwell, Nashville, TN, acquired from Mr. Marcellus Frost of Nashville, who purchased it in Kentucky. (Marcellus Frost was a Tennessee thoroughbred dealer instrumental in the creation of the Iroquois Steeplechase race. His wife was the great granddaughter of Nashville silversmith Joseph Thorp Elliston). (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
Polychrome Hand Painted Dresser: Featured in this lot we have a multi colored hand painted dresser. The dresser shows hand painted drawers and frame with painted handles. The dresser is painted in a number of colors, primarily teal, red, and black with some white. The piece is constructed out of oak panels. The dresser shows good condition overall with some intentional wear on the paint. The dresser measures 44" tall by 29 1/4" wide and 18" deep. Condition For a complete representation of condition and for additional images please call 800-686-4216. It is the buyer’s responsibility to view each image and preview the item to determine condition.
Fine Charleston Federal inlaid mahogany and satinwood sideboard South Carolina, circa 1795
shaped top over conforming swell-front case with long center drawer over cupboard doors flanked by two drawers on left and wine drawer with faux double-front on right, resting on square tapered legs, with satinwood and ebony inlays, diamond paterae above line and bellflower on legs and blank patera within satinwood panel centering door.
H38 1/2" W62" D24 3/4"
Provenance: Descended in the Dial family of Charleston, South Carolina.
Literature: For related Charleston sideboards see THE FURNITURE OF CHARLESTON, 1680-1820, Vol. II: Neoclassical Furniture, Bivins and Rauschenberg, 2003, figures NT-8, NT-9, NT-20, NT-21, NT-24, pp.630-649.
Other Notes: This beautifully inlaid sideboard from the early 19th century is a product of one of the many cabinetmakers in Charleston, South Carolina whose master was probably of Scottish descent. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries cabinetmakers in Charleston consisted mainly of emigrants from countries such as England, Scotland, Ireland and Germany. The Scottish-trained cabinetmakers tended to produce sideboards with elliptical centers and straight side bays, a frequent plan for sideboards in Scotland. This sideboard exhibits all of the decorative inlays most often associated with the Scottish shops as well. The rectangular satinwood panel centered with an oval reserve of mahogany had widespread use among the Scottish contingent of cabinetmaking shops in Charleston and is well documented on Charleston case pieces, bedsteads, and table of various styles including sideboards. The diamond or lozenge-shaped inlays of satinwood at the top of the leg stiles is a frequently encountered treatment. Just below the lozenge-shaped satinwood reserve on the sideboard, the leg stile is inlaid with cusped stringing, a two-part circular pellet and a single etched bellflower. This is a commonly used sequence on Charleston sideboards and tables, though the placement is a little out of the ordinary. This inlay treatment is usually reserved for the top of the leg just below the bottom of the case. Also common to Charleston pieces of this group is the inlaid outer edges of the drawers and doors and the single stringing set in approximately an inch from the outer edges. These Scottish type sideboards tend to be smaller in scale, ranging in size from 62" to 67".
This sideboard has a top composed of a single board of mahogany approximately 3/8" thick applied to ladder-type framework, which is typical construction of the period. Secondary woods are red cedar, white pine and yellow pine.
Recently refinished with shellac. Minor filled split in top, brasses are replacements. Majority of the light and dark stringing around doors and drawers has been replaced, as has stringing along upper edge of top and three-line inlay at bottom of case. Good repairs to drawer blades and veneer patch at door escutcheon. Very good splice/repair to one back leg. Few other small veneer repairs, overall very good restored condition.
An American Classical Carved Cherrywood and Figured Walnut Sideboard, c. 1825-1835, attributed to John E. Rose, Knoxville, TN or New Bloomfield, PA, backsplash centering patera over tablet inscribed "Day by Day the Manna Fell!", two flanking compartments and drawers, rectangular top, three frieze drawers flanked by lion's masks, four raised panel doors flanked by acanthus-carved and reeded balusters, reeded plinth base, acanthus-carved lion's paw feet, height 55 in., width 78 1/2 in., depth 27 in. $5000/8000
Note: The eccentric rendering and distinctive combination of Federal and Empire motifs in the sideboard in the current lot is clearly attributable to John Erhart Rose (1767-1860), a Philadelphia-trained cabinetmaker who was active in Abingdon, Virginia, Knoxville, Tennessee, and New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania, in the first half of the nineteenth century. Rose relocated about 1816 to Abingdon, where he established his first cabinetmaking workshop in the South. By 1820, he was practicing in Knoxville, but eventually returned to Pennsylvania in 1828, where he worked briefly before coming back to Tennessee. The surviving furniture documented to Rose, which dates primarily from the 1820s and 1830s, reflects his tendency to combine the light and delicate motifs of the earlier Federal style with the bold, sculptural ornament associated with the Empire style that was at the height of fashion at the time.
The sideboard offered here relates most closely to two signed and dated case pieces by Rose, an 1824 chest of drawers and an 1833 secretary, each in the collection of the Tennessee State Museum. Like the top of the secretary, that of the sideboard is surmounted by drawers centering a backsplash. The use of earlier Federal motifs on the sideboard is seen in the oval patera surmounting the inscribed tablet in the center of the backsplash. The reeded and acanthus-carved balusters flanking the cupboard doors of the sideboard echo a similar use of cabriole-shaped reeded supports to frame the three graduated drawers of the documented 1824 Rose chest of drawers. Other details of the sideboard that reflect the uniqueness with Rose's work include the "hangnail" on the back of each lion's paw foot and the simple, almost "naive" rendering of the lion's masks flanking the drawers.
References: Benjamin H. Caldwell, Jr., et al. "Art of Tennessee (Nashville, Tennessee, 2003), p. 74; Mike Bell, "No, You're Not Seeing Double, It's a Chest With Two Left Feet: Cabinetmaker John E. Rose Strikes Again," The Cumberland Furniture Guild Newsletter, Winter 2008, p. 6; Mike Bell, "Does Anybody Know What Time It Is?," The Cumberland Furniture Guild Newsletter,May 2009, pp. 2-3.
A Rare Christopher Dresser Minton Tile, Ebonized Walnut and Gilt Bronze-Mounted Jardinière on Stand, c. 1875-1880, New York or Philadelphia, the tiles decorated with birds, cattails, and flowers, retaining the original zinc, copper and brass liner, the stand with a drawer in each end for drainer tray, lion mask handles (probably by Guerin), legs joined by stretchers, height 28 1/4 in., width 36 1/4 in., depth 12 1/4 in. $5000/7000 Note: Considered the progenitor of Modern design, Dr. Christopher Dresser (English, 1834-1904), traveled to the United States in 1876 where he conferred with Louis Comfort Tiffany on procurement of items to be acquired in Japan later in the year. Dresser also delivered three lectures for the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts coincident with the 1876 Philadelphia International Exhibition. Newly erected buildings at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts designed by Frank Furness and George W. Hewitt put in evidence Dresser's trans-Atlantic influence. Philadelphia furniture maker Daniel Pabst attended Dresser's lectures, and subsequently adopted a more rectilinear style inspired by Dresser's aesthetic. This lot, not only adorned with tiles of Dresser's design, but also using Dresser's vocabulary, is an example of the designer's sway on American decorative arts. Reference: Anscomb and Gore. Arts and Crafts in Britain and America. p. 55; Halen. Christopher Dresser, A Pioneer of Modern Design, pp. 40-42; Taylor, et. al. The Shock of the Old. "Dresser in the United States," pp. 115-120.
1960's Kent Coffey Lauria Triple Dresser
Produced and marked by Kent Coffey in the "Lauria" line from about 1962/63 in Cherry - Pecan included 9 drawers and a very nice 3 piece marble top insert. Part of a 4 piece bedroom suit which has date stamps included on some pieces. This one is stamped: on Mirror - "7312 Dresser Cherry - Pecan 7-62" and on Dresser - "7314 Dr. Base Fruitwood Marble Inlay in Top - 12". The dresser has a unique feature for the period - included a lock and key to lock the entire dresser for security. It is also part of a one owner estate who purchased the set new. It is in very good condition. Note: 1 of a 4 piece set with - King headboard, night stand, and chest of drawers also listed.
Era or Time Period: 1960's
Color: Cherry - Pecan
Size Dimensions: 34" tall x 74" long x 20" deep + mirror
Manufacturer: Kent Coffey
FRENCH PORCELAIN SEVRES NAPOLEON DRESSER BOX WITH GILT IMPERIAL EAGLE AND PAIR NAPOLEON AND JOSEPHINE PORTRAIT DEMITASSE CUPS AND SAUCERS. 2"H X 4 1/2"W X 3 1/4"D (DRESSER BOX)French porcelain Sevres Napoleon dresser box with gilt Imperial eagle and pair Napoleon and Josephine portrait demitasse cups and saucers. 2"H x 4 1/2"W x 3 1/4"D (dresser box) Dimensions: 2"H x 4 1/2"W x 3 1/4"D (dresser box)
317. Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Dresser Set
Sterling silver dresser set includes a button hook, shoe horn, hat pin, hand mirror, two dresser bottles, one clothes brush, one shoe buffer, a soft bristle hair brush, two sterling silver handles from unknown accessories and one sharp object used for personal grooming. Each item is accented with an art nouveau female figure. Each piece is hallmarked "Sterling, 925, Fine". One dresser bottles is marked 1885 on verso. Hat pin is marked "Sterling Top". Clothes brush is marked "Pat. June 30, 1903". Hair brush has same marking. Shoe buffer is marked "sterling" on silver medallion. No visible markings on mirror.
300/600 Sold: $241.50
John Stuart MCM Mahogany Dresser & Mirror John Stuart (American, 20th century), mid 20th century. A mid century modern stained mahogany dresser, having four short over three long drawers, each with decorative pierced gilt metal pulls, with a matching over-dresser mirror. Metal label to drawer interior. Approximate height (of dresser) 44.5", width 39.25", depth 19", height (of mirror) 39", width 29".
Mid Century Modern Kent Coffey Forum triple dresser and mirror. American, 20th century. Walnut and pecan mirror and dresser with nine drawers. "9-61 7363-65 DRESSER WALNUT AND PECAN" stamped onto back of mirror. "7364 DR. BASE WAL. AND PECAN-91" stamped onto back of dresser. Kent Coffey Forum brand mark on inside of top left drawer. Nicks to wood on edges of mirror, some staining to mirror surface. Scratches and stains to wood on top of dresser. Small scuff marks to wood around front edges of dresser. Chips to wood on top edge of middle and lower central drawers.
Dresser: 31" H x 72" L x 19 1/2" D
Mirror: 49 1/4" H x 33 1/8" L
GLASS DRESSER BOX AND BOTTLES: 5 pieces total with guilloche lids, to include 3 bottles, open jar, etched glass dresser box. Dresser box measures 3'' h. x 6 1/4'' x 3 1/2''.CONDITION: Chips to lid of one bottle, chip to top of dresser box.
480. A Trio of Stoppered Dresser Bottles
This trio of glass dresser bottles includes on etched glass bottle with a simple rounded stopper. Bottle is inscribed "Cologne". Measures apprx 6-3/4" H x 2-1/2" W with polished pontil. Second dresser bottle has basketry design with ribbon style stopper. Measures apprx 6-1/2" H x 2-1/2" W with polished pontil. Final dresser bottle has a vase design with charming sunflower stopper. This piece measures apprx 10-3/4" H x 4-1/2" W with polished pontil. All pieces are unmarked.
100/200 Sold: $155.25
Antique Victorian Marble Top Dresser With Mirror: Featured in this lot is an antique Victorian Marble Top Dresser With Mirror. In the history of the United Kingdom, the Victorian era was the period of Queen Victoria's reign, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901 (wikipedia). This piece features incredible detail and wood carving design, as seen on the frame of the mirror as well as the dresser handles. The dresser shows a beautiful slate gray marble top surface. In total, there are three large dresser drawers and two smaller drawers attached to the mirror for accessories or jewelry. This vintage piece is in good overall condition and measures 86. 5" T x 46" W x 22" D. Condition For a complete representation of condition and for additional images please call 800-686-4216. It is the buyer’s responsibility to view each image and preview the item to determine condition.
American Sterling Repousse Vanity Dresser Set Gorham (American (Rhode Island), founded 1831) and La Pierre Mfg Co (American (New York) 1888-1929). A sterling silver vanity or dresser set, each monogrammed "SEL" and comprising a large Gorham sterling and cut glass dresser jar, the top with floral scrolled repousse over a brilliant cut glass jar decorated with notched prism or zipper motif; a medium size La Pierre sterling and cut glass dresser with floral repousse sterling top over a brilliant cut glass with notched prism or zipper motif ; a Gorham pin tray also decorated with floral repousse and a sterling repousse jar lid. The Gorham jar approximately 4" in height and hallmarked for Gorham also stamped "STERLING S3164". The medium size jar hallmarked for La Pierre and "STERLING" and approximately 3.5" in height The pin tray hallmarked for Gorham and "STERLING B1620". and approximately 7" x 3.5". The vanity lid stamped 'STERLING 94" with 2" diameter. Approximate overall weight 5.55 troy ounces. Provenance: Property from the Estate of Mr. John L. Roper II, Former Owner and CEO of NORSHIPCO (Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Corporation), of Norfolk, Virginia. Mr. Roper collected a number of fine American antiques and art including a noteworthy early American coin collection that sold at auction in 2014.
Antique Light Oak Dresser: For sale in this lot we have a antique light stained oak dresser. The dresser features two drawers and a set of two doors that open to a storage space. The dresser is constructed out of light stained oak paneling, with brass hardware. The dresser measures 34" wide by 18" deep by 29" tall. Condition For a complete representation of condition and for additional images please call 800-686-4216. It is the buyer?s responsibility to view each image and preview the item to determine condition.
CHRISTOPHER DRESSER (1834-1904) FOR JAMES DIXON & SONS ELECTROPLATED THREE PIECE TEA SET, MODEL 2273, CIRCA 1879 Comprising a TEA POT with an ebony handle, 11cm high; a MILK JUG, 6cm high; and a SUGAR BOWL, 8cm high, all with facsimile signature C.DRESSER, stamped maker's marks and 2273, with a registration mark for 25 November 1880 (3) Estimate £ 3,000-5,000 Literature: Rudoe, J. 2008 'Design and Manufacture: Evidence from the Dixon & Sons Calculation Books', The Decorative Arts Society 1850 to the Present: Christopher Dresser in Context, Journal 29: 66-83. Sheffield Archives, Accession B12, Dixon costings book 1879, p. 111-113. Halen, W., 'Christopher Dresser', Oxford, 1990, p. 181, pl. 205 Note: This tea service is one of a group of remarkable designs that the pioneering Victorian designer Christopher Dresser produced for James Dixon & Sons of Sheffield from 1879 -1883. A series of costings books, held in the archives at Sheffield, reveal that Dresser produced approximately 80 designs for Dixon's, not all of which are thought to have gone into production. This was possibly due to comparative expense of manufacture, but also because of the radical nature of his designs. Dresser's interest in and close understanding of the process of manufacture and the use of materials are reflected in these books. They show how much each item produced cost to make in detail, how they were made and, in most cases, which were designed by Dresser. The entries for this tea service in the costings book lay out the costs of manufacture and, in some cases, who was to carry out the work. The cost to manufacture this set was £2/17s/10d, one of the most expensive in the entire range.. Sold for £6,000 (buyer's premium included)
Rare Georgia Attributed Federal Sideboard: circa 1800, deeply shaped serpentine form, figured mahogany throughout with line inlays, dovetailed construction with white and yellow pine secondary, faceted and tapered legs, 39-1/2 x 66-1/2 x 30 in. - Note: This sideboard is illustrated in Henry D. Green, Furniture of the Georgia Piedmont Before 1830, catalog no. 31. Jim Williams purchased the sideboard from the Rainwater Collection, probably in 1970. Successful Coca-Cola bottlers, the Rainwaters were early collectors of American and Southern furniture. A closely related sideboard descended from William H. Crawford of Augusta and Lexington, Georgia, and is in the Thornton House in Atlanta (see MESDA file S-6447). Both sideboards share the distinctive construction detail of the case dividers being nailed in place, rather than mortised through the backboard as is more typical. - Provenance: Rainwater Estate, 1970; Jim Williams, Savannah, 1972 (accompanied by copy of a letter from Jim Williams to the consignor indicating that the sideboard came form the Rainwater collection); Private Georgia Collection Dimension Condition good condition overall, typical warping, stains and wear to top with some repaired cracks, veneer patches near front, brasses replaced, crack and repair at one rear leg, typical minor inlay losses, veneer distress, cracks, and surface flaws, one drawer bottom replaced
ATTRIBUTED TO CHRISTOPHER DRESSER FOR THE ART FURNISHER'S ALLIANCE PAIR OF SIDE CHAIRS, CIRCA 1880 probably made by William Booty, London, each ebonised and gilded mahogany, with incised decoration and upholstered back and seat (2) 46cm wide, 90cm high, 49cm deep Estimate £ 10,000-15,000 Literature: Durant, Stuart 'Christopher Dresser' 1993. Fine Art Society, London 'The John Scott Collection: The Designs of Dr Christopher Dresser', 2014. Note: The Art Furnisher's Alliance was the association of art manufacturers established by Christopher Dresser (1834-1904) in 1880. The key objective of the alliance was to buy and sell high-class goods of artistic design and to "complete artistic furnishing of a house". George Hayter Chubb was appointed as Chairman, and Dresser was the 'Art Manager' heading designs for furniture, pottery, glass and metal, aided by Holme and Arthur Liberty. To judge from photographs in Messrs Chubb's archive, furniture sold by the Art Furnisher's Alliance was rather more stylish than other pieces by Dresser shown in The Furniture Gazette. However, the common characteristics of his designs are evident in these pieces: ebonised wood, elements of Japanese design and influence, as well as a mixture of Egyptian, Greek and Gothic styles. The use of simplified and symmetrical plant forms, often employed by Dresser, can also be seen on these chairs. Other examples attributed to both the Alliance and Dresser, as depicted in Michael Whiteway's Christopher Dresser, 1834-1904, include a table, chairs, a fire surround and coal box, all which reveal ebonised and gilded frames, with linear designs and repeated patterns. In Victorian & Edwardian Furniture & Interiors, Jeremy Cooper illustrates a dresser made by the Alliance and notes that: "…pieces are firmly attributed to Dresser on stylistic grounds; they have deeply incised gilt lines typical of furniture marketed by the Art Furnishers' Alliance." The Alliance operated from Queen Street in London until 1883, when the company went in to liquidation and items were sold off at auction, marking a close to Dresser's desire to provide one store which could supply all items required to furnish the artistic home. . Sold for £9,375 (buyer's premium included)
Falster Ma¸belfabrik Danish, Mid 20th century Highboy Dresser and Six Drawer Dresser: Falster Ma¸belfabrik. Danish, Mid 20th century. Highboy Dresser and Six Drawer Dresser. teak. manufacturer's label . Highboy Dresser | H 45 x W 39 x D 17 3/4 inches, Six Drawer Dresser | H 31 x W 60 x D 17 3/4 inches. . . Condition . For condition inquiries please contact Mary Grace Bilby at marygracebilby@hindmanauctions. com
A Minton Hollins & Co tile, designed by Dr Christopher Dresser, printed and painted in colours with Blue tits perched on grasses, three various other Minton tiles designed by Dr Christopher Dresser with geometric floral designs, a tile probably designed by Dresser with fish and kingfishers another with humming birds, and a small collection of tiles various marks, minor damages first tile, 20 cm. square
Literature
Michael Whiteway Christopher Dresser 1834-1904 Skira Publishing, page 56 catalogue numbers 10 and 11.
Rare American Classical Carved Mahogany Sideboard, early 19th c., Baltimore, mirrored backsplash flanked by foliate scrolled brackets, marble top over one drawer flanked by pedestal cabinets, plinth base, ball feet, h. 62 in., w. 77 1/2 in., d. 23 3/4 in. Provenance: The Stanley Weiss Collection, Providence, RI. Note: The highly figured Baltimore sideboard offered here features architectural pedestals and paw feet of Egyptian inspiration. A closely related Baltimore sideboard featuring nearly identical pedestals is conserved in the collection of The Art Institute of Chicago. The overall form of this sideboard was illustrated in the 1822 edition of Ackerman?s Repository with the description, ?suitable for the mansions of the great and opulent.? Ref.: The Art Institute of Chicago. artic.edu/artworks/46365/sideboard?q=sideboard. Accessed 3/14/2019; The Stanley Weiss Collection, stanleyweiss.com/item/sw00372. Accessed 3/14/2019.
American Classical Figured Mahogany Sideboard, early 19th c., New York, pedimented backsplash centered by Prince of Wales plume finial, brass gallery, three frieze drawers, paneled cabinet doors, fluted columnar stiles, foliate paw feet, h. 55 1/2 in., w. 61 in., d. 25 3/4 in. Provenance: The Stanley Weiss Collection, Providence, RI. Note: The elegant and highly figured sideboard in the present lot is closely related to a sideboard from the Charles Pendleton House in Providence, now part of the Rhode Island School of Design Museum. The Pendleton example is considered by some scholars to be a rare example of Duncan Phyfe case furniture and was included in the well-known Girl Scout Loan Exhibition of decorative arts at the American Art Galleries in New York in 1929. Featuring a similar pedimented backsplash centered by a carved finial, columnar stiles, finely carved paw feet, and the same overall proportions as the Pendleton example, the sideboard offered here is versatile due to its size in comparison to larger sideboards of the period. Interestingly, the present lot features a Prince of Wales feather-carved finial, which was a common decorative theme at the Charles Pendleton House. Ref.: Monkhouse, Christopher P., et al. American Furniture in the Pendleton House. Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design: 1986, pp. 115-116.
AMERICAN SIDEBOARD, POSSIBLY SOUTHERNAmerican sideboard, possibly Southern, with poplar primary, yellow pine and poplar secondary. Consisting of a tall shaped backsplash above a plain overhanging top, two center drawers above a center arch stepped apron flanked by two doors, all resting on tall tapering Hepplewhite style legs. Drawers, apron, doors, and sides all with deeply incised line decoration, square nail construction throughout. Sideboard paneled doors having mortise and tenon construction and wooden pegs. Sideboard fitted with unusual lollipop style pulls. Drawers fitted with carved oval pulls. 52 3/4? H x 58 1/2? W x 17? D. Third quarter of the 19th century.
Condition:
Appears to retain an old if not original surface. Backsplash appears to be an earlier element incorporated in the sideboard design when it was originally constructed. Drawer bottoms appear to have old replacements. Oxidation of varnish, interior mixed woods, and square nail heads consistent with 19th-century manufacture. Expected light losses and scattered abrasions to case due to use.
TN Gothic Revival Sideboard, Exhibited and Illustrated Signed Tennessee Gothic Revival sideboard, walnut, poplar and butternut with flamed mahogany veneers and white marble top, inscribed underneath " McCombs " over "C [orne] lius" in red joiner's pencil (attr. James. W. McCombs, cabinetmaker working Nashville c. 1820-1850, and William R. Cornelius, working in partnership with McCombs 1850-1853 in Nashville at Cherry and Spring Street). The white marble top sits atop an ogee molded frieze with three short drawers, over four cabinet doors with Gothic arches flanked by molded stiles. Shaped ogee bracket feet. Plain sides. Retains old brass half sphere castors. 47 1/4" H x 61 7/8" W x 22" D. Circa 1850. Provenance: estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green of Nashville, descended in her family from John Davis (1770-1853), an early settler of Nashville. Exhibited, Tennessee Fine Arts Center at Cheekwood, "Made in Tennessee" exhibit, Sept. 15-Oct. 31, 1971, ref. catalog, p. 22 fig. 25. A copy of this exhibition catalog is included with the sideboard. Sideboard is also published in The Art and Mystery of Tennessee Furniture by Nathan Harsh and Derita Coleman, p. 156 fig. 176. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
A Philadelphia Classical Stenciled and Gilded Carved Mahogany Sideboard, early 19th c., inset arched mirror, acanthus scrolls and volute acanthus brackets, verde antico marble center, pull out serving tray, bolection molded drawer; gadrooned molding, arched front and mirrored back centered by a single drawer and cupboard on each side; Ionic flame birch and gilt columns, on gadrooned paw feet; retaining original stenciling, gilding and cut glass pulls, height 69 in., width 82 in., depth 24 in. $6000/8000 Note: An identical sideboard attributed to Anthony Quervelle is illustrated in John William Boor's Philadelphia Empire Furniture. P. 404, fig. 254. The drawer configuration is identical to that on a stenciled sideboard by Quervelle conserved by Winterthur; the paw feet on this lot are identical to a pier table detail in Smith, "The Furniture of Anthony G. Quervelle, Some Case Pieces" Magazine Antiques (January 1974), p. p184, fig. 6. Reference: The Winterthur sideboard is illustrated in Smith, Ibid, p. 186, pl. I.
An Important American Renaissance Carved Walnut Burled Ebonized and Gilt-Incised Bedroom Suite c. 1865 attributed to Thomas Brooks New York comprising a monumental bed dressing chest and single door armoire; the bed with an arched crest centered by a cupid bust above a flared and blocked cornice burled oval panel and carved and incised columns flanked by leaf-carved scrolls and uprights with urn finials paneled backboard shaped foot board conforming bracketed rails; the armoire and dresser en suite each with maple interior; the dresser retaining original inset marble top bed height 96 1/2 in. length 81 1/2 in. width 59 in.; armoire height 107 in. width 51 in. depth 27 in.; dresser height 106 in. width 48 in. depth 25 1/2 in. Note: A Thomas Brooks labeled bed and dresser identical to those in the lot offered here albeit with less ornamentation are illustrated in Dubrow. Styles of American Furniture 1860-1960 p. 60. Operating out of a Brooklyn workshop rather than the fashionable Broadway addresses of his Manhattan competitors Thomas Brooks produced high style furniture in the Gothic Rococo and Renaissance taste from the 1840's through the 1880's. The monumental scale sculpturally carved ornamentation and choice veneers embellishing the pieces in this suite indicate it was among the exhibition quality examples produced by the firm.
An American Renaissance Carved and Burl Walnut Bedroom Suite c. 1860 Mitchell & Rammelsberg Cincinnati Ohio comprising a bedstead and princess dresser; the bedstead and mirror with cartouche crest floral and burl panels and headboard bracketed rails; arched rounded footboard; the dresser with pendant drops and candle shelves marble top center above two drawers flanked by marble top pedestal ends containing four drawers carved foliate pulls blocked base back of mirror stamped; cast iron hardware stamped dresser height 101 in. width 57 in. depth 22 in.; bed height 109 in. length 80 in. depth 60 in. Note: The interplay of burl veneers boldly carved adornments and large proportions on this suite are typical of bedroom furniture known from Mitchell and Rammelsberg in the years surrounding the Civil War. Scholar Ulysses Dietz notes that mid-western furniture makers worked on a "larger than life" scale to appeal to the less tradition-bound society of the West. A bedroom suite consisting of bedstead dresser and armoire with a Mitchell and Rammelsberg label identical to that offered here was sold as lot 435 by Neal Auction Company February 11 1991. Reference: Dietz A Century of Revivals p. 37 pl. 29. and Dubrow. American Furniture of the 19th c. 1840-1880 p 210.
Classical Mahogany, Mahogany Veneer, and Marble Sideboard, possibly New York, c. 1825, the galleried rectangular top with pullout shelf on the right side, above a case with three frieze drawers with rounded facades and two hinged doors with raised panels flanking a mirrored niche raised on ormolu-mounted freestanding marble columns, continuing to melon-form feet, (imperfections), ht. 40 1/2, wd. 56 1/2, dp. 23 in. Provenance: This sideboard was offered as lot 237 in the October 14, 1999 sale at Sotheby's New York. In that catalogue description, it is reported that this sideboard descended in the family of Stephen Van Rensselaer (1764-1839) of New York. Note: A similar sideboard is illustrated in Berry Tracy, 19th Century America. Estimate $3,000-5,000 missing right side molding, minor veneer loss and shrinkage cracks The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
HENREDON BURLWOOD SIDEBOARD HENREDON, BURLWOOD SIDEBOARD, H 37", W 76", D 22":A burl walnut sideboard having a contoured top and fa�ade with burlwood accents. Two full height paneled center cabinet doors which open to an open drawer and storage space below. Additionally two framed contoured glass doors flank the center cabinet and open to two glass shelves each. Four vertical square columns complete with brass decorations adorn the front of the sideboard. Brass pulls on the doors. Wide moldings across the bottom.
Kentucky Federal Sideboard: Kentucky Federal tambour-door sideboard, attributed to Lexington, Kentucky; cherry and crotch walnut or cherry with maple and applewood inlay, poplar secondary wood; blocked and serpentine facade with central long drawer above a tambour door section, flanked by veneered panels with line inlay and two short drawers over two doors. All drawers veneered and dovetailed, decorated with string inlay having cut corner design and mounted with original oval brass pulls with raised acorn/oak leaf design; doors have flame grained veneer and fan inlaid corners, with crossbanded edges and shield shaped escutcheons. Edge of top and facade below feature cross banded veneers and lighter wood inlaid edges; lower edge of case features a band of lunette inlay running below the doors and extending to the top of the front legs at each side. The four front square tapered legs and two rear legs all feature line inlay and band of lunette inlay at feet. MESDA (Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts) documentation label dated 9/12/82 ref. # 11603 located inside left drawer. Taped inside the central drawer is a note dated 1932 from previous owner Dillis Early (Jr. ) of Meade County, Kentucky, witnessed by Violet Neff and notarized by George Neff upon the sale of the sideboard to a Mr. Geo. Owen, stating that the sideboard had been in his family for at least 100 years. Early's great-great grandfather was James Early (1782-1840); tax records for the year 1800 show a James Early in Clark County and a James Earley in Fayette County; James Early's son Lewis was born in Fayette County in 1811. (Our thanks to Gary Gardner for assistance with genealogy research). Note: this sideboard is featured and briefly discussed in The Magazine Antiques article "Living with Antiques: The Nashville Home of Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Caldwell, Jr. , " Vol. C No. 3 Sept. 1971, p. 440. (In this reference, it was attributed, probably erroneously, to Meade County). 39" H x 66" W x 18 3/4" D. First quarter 19th century. Provenance: The living estate of Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Caldwell, Nashville, TN, acquired from Mr. Marcellus Frost of Nashville, who purchased it in Kentucky. (Marcellus Frost was a Tennessee thoroughbred dealer instrumental in the creation of the Iroquois Steeplechase race. His wife was the great granddaughter of Nashville silversmith Joseph Thorp Elliston). (Higher-resolution photos are available at www. caseantiques. com) Condition Some exfoliation to veneer; 10" veneer crack running width of right side door. Back board of top appears to be an old replacement. Several areas of edge inlay missing (some pieces retained) and some scattered missing and/or replaced veneer. Left side escutcheon replaced. 3/4" gouge to facade below left drawer. Right rear escutcheon possibly repaired. Rear legs have some unevenness to finish, and right rear leg has splice repair. Shrinkage to sides. Central drawer has built-up left interior side and back of drawer bottom replaced. Scattered small areas of patching to top and crossbanding.