Federal Mahogany Carved and Inlaid Lady's Secretary-bookcase, attributed to Thomas Seymour, Boston, c. 1807-12, the decorative eglomise painting attributed to John Ritto Penniman, the turnings possibly by Henry and/or Thomas Ayling. some brasses replaced, (minor imperfections), ht. 76 3/4, wd. 37 1/2, dp. 19 3/4 in. Provenance: John Bryant III (1780-1865), a Boston China Trade Merchant, and his wife Mary Cleveland (Smith) Bryant (1784-1860). Presumably to their son John Bryant IV (1811-1847) and his second wife Mary Ann (Lee) Bryant. To their daughter Julia Bryant (1847-1901), who married Brigadier General Charles Jackson Paine (1833-1916), a railroad magnate and yachtsman, of 87 Mount Vernon Street, on March 26, 1867. To their daughter Georgia Paine Fisher Howland. To her son Charles Paine Fisher. Estate of Charles P. Fisher. Note: The lady's secretary and bookcase was a cultural badge signifying a Boston lady of refinement and education during the Federal period. Mary Cleveland (Smith) Bryant (1784-1860) was such a lady. She had been well-educated as daughter of Rev. John Smith, a professor of Ancient and Middle Eastern Languages at Dartmouth College, and was widely read. It was probably purchased around the time of, or a few years after, her marriage in late 1807 to John Bryant III (1780-1865). He was the son of John Bryant II, the Deputy Commissary of Military Stores at the Federal Armory in Springfield. The elegant bookcase provided space for the increasingly affordable books then available to educated Bostonians. It was also designed to provide everything needed for letter writing to her increasingly dispersed family. The year after the couple's marriage on November 25, 1807, Bryant evidently furnished their Boston house, listing twenty-seven payments in his financial Waste Book under the category "House Furniture". These included one for a "Bedstead" on July 5, 1808 to Boston's premier cabinetmaker, Thomas Seymour. Under financial pressure in 1808, Bryant shipped out on an adventure in the brig Mandarin for Canton, his first to China. Bryant's voyage and trading proved extremely profitable. After his return in 1809, he formed a partnership with William Sturgis dba Bryant and Sturgis, which eventually became one of Boston's most successful China trade firms. The couple lived initially in a fashionable home in Tremont Place, later on Beacon Street near Charles Street. After his return, Bryant made numerous additional purchases of house furnishings in 1810, including another from Thomas Seymour for $39.00 for unspecified furniture which he recorded on Dec. 27. This payment may have been for the present secretary and bookcase. However, Bryant's several voyages in this period are reflected in sporadic and incomplete entries for household expenses. Other purchases from Seymour and other craftsmen probably went unrecorded. Surviving Bryant family and business records do not include actual bills and receipts. The secretary is one of at least four which employ églomisé (reverse glass) painting in two shades of green with repeating Gothic arches and centering stylized leafage. Details are picked out in fine black lines. This "fancy painted" work can be firmly attributed to John Ritto Penniman based on the very high quality of work, and on at least two of his characteristic techniques - faux-shadowing below and to the right of both leaves and arches which simulate light cast from the upper left; and detailed modeling formed by two or more layers of fine black lines applied at right angles to each other, also simulating depth and shadows. Penniman was a tenant in Thomas Seymour's Boston Furniture Warehouse from at least 1808-1810. The two collaborated numerous times, most commonly for decoratively painted panels featuring flowers, leafage, or sea-shells on work boxes and quartetto, work and card tables. Every aspect of the Bryant family secretary reflects Seymour's habitual attention to detail and precise execution. Mahogany veneers are carefully selected of four different grain characters. Spandrels between gothic arches at the tops of the doors are beautifully faced with book-matched curly satinwood and outlined with his typical very fine-gauge black and white stringing lines. Large drawer fronts are framed with curly maple crossbanding, each accented by sand-scorching one long edge to provide greater depth and modeling. Keyholes on doors and drawers are lined or faced with bone shaped to three different patterns. Precisely executed small-scale bead moldings are employed on lower case edges, the frieze, as an astragal molding on the glazed doors, on pilaster columns separating door panels and on the cornice. Molding miter joints are perfect. Drawer construction follows Seymour's typical habits, with fine-gauge dovetails and bottoms beveled on the edges to fit into grooves in drawer sides and fronts. Glue blocking on drawer bottoms along front edges is of even size and evenly spaced. Glue blocks along the drawer sides are cut into short, regular segments from one continuous strip of pine, then butted, glued and cut off at an angle at the rear edge. Small interior and mid-case drawers require no glue blocking. The design of the cornice is particularly refined, with its central oval inlaid with curly satinwood and black stringing surround set into a stripe-figured mahogany ground, its upper molded frame in the form of a semi-oval, and elegantly shaped and molded finial support block above. The small turned roundels applied at terminations of the half -oval molding and on the leg blocks were employed frequently by Seymour in this period. They reflect English Regency designs he began employing at about this period, and which increasingly dominated his work from about 1808 to 1817. Seymour's use of lion-pattern hardware for the interior drawer pulls also follows Regency period preference. An interesting and perhaps unique feature is the hinged lid which slants downward when opened to enable easier writing. This is supported at both ends by lopers which also slant down and slide in slanted housings in the case. Seymour's penchant for constant experimentation resulted in enormous variation in his work. Except for sets and pairs, no two pieces it seems are alike. The Bryant secretary is no exception. Robert D. Mussey, Jr. Milton, Mass. Note: Please note that a copy of Robert Mussey's Furniture Examination Report is available for this piece, with endnotes. We would like to thank Mr. Mussey for his assistance in cataloguing this lot. Estimate $100,000-150,000 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.
Fine antique 18th century English mahogany secretaire bookcase circa 1760's. Attributed to the workshop of Thomas Chippendale. The broken swan-neck pediment with rosette terms centering fretwork and a platform above a pierced stiff leaf frieze and rope twist gadrooning. The cabinet top fitted with geometric astral glazed doors, three adjustable red painted pine slide shelves with mahogany front edges, the base top edge with fine gadrooned pagoda canopy, carved acanthus leaves to the corners of the gadrooned edge, This extra carving the corners of the pagoda gadrooning is seldom seen. The secretaire interior of plain design, with four pigeon holes, and five drawers, one drawer lower right is fitted with two compartments for ink pots and writing items, each with original Dutch brass axe shape handles . The hinges fitted to the secretaire drawer bear the H. TIBATS stamp, which has been noted on a number of distinguished pieces of case furniture dating from the mid-18th century including the renowned “Messer Cabinet” attributed to Thomas Chippendale. Cock beaded edge to the drawers of graduating size with figured mahogany fronts, fitted with the fine gilt bronze handles, the legs of Ogee shaped bracket feet, with laminated secondary legs behind the brackets legs, with red painted finish. Similar types of pagoda canopy waisted moldings to that on the present lot appear on display cabinets or 'China Cases' among the designs in Thomas Chippendale's seminal "The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director", originally published three times between 1754 and 1762. The small size of this piece would indicate it may have been a special order secretaire. By descent to the current family member - Ex Estate of Sir Peter Tennant OBE, intelligence officer, linguist and businessman: born 29 November 1910; OBE 1945; Overseas Director, FBI 1952-63, Deputy Director-General 1963-65, Special Adviser, CBI 1964-65; CMG 1958; Director- General, British National Export Council 1965-71; Kt 1972;1995); died Haslemere, Surrey 22 December 1996.Approx Total height 246 cm x 91.5 cm wide at base x top and pelmet 135 cm total. 54 cm depth, case top 32.5 cm depth. More Information The pelmet is a much darker colour to the top and base, appears original to the cabinet, see pictures of the corners clearly showing the pelmet corners with previous stiff leaves parts damaged, along with matching corner carving, some previous old restorations present with the fret work. Has minor fret work losses, See pictures. Stiff leaf frieze losses to the swan neck scroll. See pictures. The cabinet top is solid, no splits, one glass pane replaced with 18th century glass. Remainder appear original. The case door lock is a replacement and is the escutcheon. Key is later made to fit the lock. Glazing bars and all original and solid. The secretaire base is solid, no splitting at the sides. Split visible to base of the secretaire drawer, small losses ot veneer visible at the brass hinge contact point of the drop drown secretaire drawer. Handles are original to the drawers. All locks appear original to the drawers, and are fitted fine gilt bronze handles, showing rubbing with gilt losses on the bale handles. with hand cut screw backs and lugs. Hinges and brass ware are original the secretaire. see pictures. The cock beading has losses in places, some lose pieces of cock beading are present in one drawer of the secretaire. The legs are original and solid. Traces of recent glue to one bracket leg. See Pictures. See Christies Lot 40 - Thomas Chippendale Secretaire bookcase 10th November 2021 with dark contrasting pelmet. See Lot 60 Christie's 22nd October 2010 for another secretaire bookcase with dark contrasting pelmet by Thomas ChippendaleAttribution is based on key factors- The attribution based on these stylistic affinities is further supported by constructional ones, in particular the use of a red wash on secondary timbers, the stacked or laminated glue blocks that secure the bracket feet, and the shaped drawer stops. These features are all associated with Chippendale's workshop practice and offer further evidence in support of a firm attribution alongside the designs that are characteristic of the master cabinetmaker.
TALL BOOKCASE AND CABINET BY DAVID MARSHDavid Marsh, 20th C. Tall Paint Decorated wooden Bookcase and Storage Cabinet. Tramp Art inspired furniture made in the USA. Note: https://www.artcraftonline.com/david-marsh/
77 1/2"H x 26"W x 14 1/2"D, 77 1/2"H x 40 12/"W x 14 1/2"D
Litchfield Auctions is honored to offer Selections from the Collection of Peter Tillou. Peter has enjoyed wide renown across the United States and Internationally over his seventy-year career as the consummate dealer-collector. While in college in 1956, Peter was already advertising a pair of fine antique flintlock pistols. By 1960, now a resident of historic Litchfield Connecticut, he was cited by the New York Times as a dealer in "great rarities." With later residences and shops in London, Manhattan, Sun Valley Idaho, and Sanibel Island Florida, Peter continued to consider Litchfield his home. By 2013, Peter was recognized by the Antiques Dealers of America with its highest honor, its Award of Merit,"in recognition of his extensive contributions to the fields of fine art, American decorative arts and antiques." More recently, a cover story in The Antiques and the Arts Weekly traced "the arc of Tillou’s long career"
(PTIL1050/2)(MM)
Condition:
In new condition
LIFE TIME FURNITURE, MISSION OAK BOOKCASE Early 20th century, appears to retain the original dark finish, top with raised gallery, two hinged glazed doors with upper square mullions, hammered copper pulls, divided interior with louvered shelves, flush sides, label to interior left side.
Grand Rapids Bookcase and Chair Co. Life Time umbrella stand/wastebasket #425 large wooden form with carved side panels partial paper labels 14''w x 21''h
THE HENDERSON FAMILY LIBRARY BOOKCASE. Possibly Richard Rood Marietta Ohio ca.1830 cherry and poplar. One-piece with paneled doors interior shelves and resting on turned feet. Imperfections. 98 1/2''h. 56 3/4''w. 14''d. Prominent Virginian Alexander Henderson Jr. came west to the Ohio Valley just after the turn of the 19th century. He and his family settled on Willow Island a short distance upriver from Parkersburg Virginia (now West Virginia). Alexander's son George Washington Henderson settled on a large tract of land just outside Williamstown along the Ohio and built Henderson Hall (the first structure was completed in 1836 and the Italianate addition in 1856-9). The house has remained in the family and is currently operated as a museum and contains seemingly everything the family ever used. This supremely important collection includes a large library bookcase nearly identical to the present bookcase though made of walnut. Family tradition attributes the walnut cupboard to Rood a Marietta cabinetmaker about whom we know very little. It is likely that the present bookcase was made about the same time as the walnut bookcase still at Henderson Hall and very possibly by Rood. Both would have originally stood at the family's Willow Island plantation until moving to Henderson Hall. The cherry bookcase offered here left Henderson Hall later in the 19th century when Arthur T. Henderson George's youngest son built a home next door and and it remained there in the family's possession until consigned to this auction. See Richmond ''Southern Sophistication on the Early Frontier: The Inlaid Furniture of Washington County Ohio 1788-1825 '' in American Furniture 2004 figure 17. The bottom shelf in top is stationary. The rest are adjustable. Old refinish age cracks stains missing knob on bottom top knobs replaced and right side doors are a tad warped and don't shut easily.
FEDERAL STYLE MAHOGANY SECRETARY/BOOKCASE, 19TH C2 parts with tambour doors enclosing small drawers and pidgeon holes. 85.5 H x 36 W x 18 D
Property from the Washington Connecticut estate of a long-time American collector
(DCUN8743)(WT)
Tall Bookcase and Cabinet by David Marsh: David Marsh, 20th C. Tall Paint Decorated wooden Bookcase and Storage Cabinet. Tramp Art inspired furniture made in the USA. Note: https://www. artcraftonline. com/david-marsh/ . 77 1/2"H x 26"W x 14 1/2"D, 77 1/2"H x 40 12/"W x 14 1/2"D . . Litchfield Auctions is honored to offer Selections from the Collection of Peter Tillou. Peter has enjoyed wide renown across the United States and Internationally over his seventy-year career as the consummate dealer-collector. While in college in 1956, Peter was already advertising a pair of fine antique flintlock pistols. By 1960, now a resident of historic Litchfield Connecticut, he was cited by the New York Times as a dealer in "great rarities. " With later residences and shops in London, Manhattan, Sun Valley Idaho, and Sanibel Island Florida, Peter continued to consider Litchfield his home. By 2013, Peter was recognized by the Antiques Dealers of America with its highest honor, its Award of Merit, "in recognition of his extensive contributions to the fields of fine art, American decorative arts and antiques. " More recently, a cover story in The Antiques and the Arts Weekly traced "the arc of Tillou’s long career" . (PTIL1050/2)(MM) Condition In new condition Available payment options on Bidsquare
A VERY FINE 18C. BUREAU BREAKFRONT WITH ELABORATE INLAYThe exceptional 18th century English George III period Mahogany Breakfront Secretary Bookcase is topped by scrolling pediments over a carved dentil frieze and band of ebony inlays above the four doors with gothic mullions dividing the original glazed glass of confirming shape (one cracked). The base with cove molded seat for the upper case is arranged with a door either end, a large central drawer, interior drawers and organization. The entirety is banded, book matched, inlaid and fitted with the original finely cast brass hardware of lionhead ring pulls and original locks throughout. The fine floral inlays are a very unusual feature.The seller laments that this cabinet was, at one time, given a pre-sale estimate of $40,000 to $50,000 by Christie's in New York.Measures 107 x 79.5 x 21 inches.Very good original condition, noting a veneer patch top of the upper right door, minor wear at the edges, fine satin replacement interior, a crack in the glass of one door. No major damage, repair, loss or replacement.Provenance: Property of Joseph Bird Hall. Purchased in new York around 1980.
GEORGE EDMUND STREET (1824-1881)
REFORMED GOTHIC HANGING BOOKCASE, CIRCA 1880 ebonised and gilded wood, with later silk backing and with three adjustable shelves116.5cm wide, 150cm high, 23.3cm deep, shelf depth 14cmProvenance: John Gilbert Getty (1968-2020) with Paul ShutlerNote: In 1874-5 G.E. Street added a chapel to his previous commission, Cuddesdon College near Oxford (1853). At the same time, he designed and supplied a suite of ebonised and gilt bookcases for the library, and, although it is not known for which commission the current lot was made, this hanging bookcase follows their design. As with most architects of the time, the re-use of a successful design for other commissions was commonplace.
ARTS & CRAFTS BOOKCASE. American. 19th century quarter sawn oak. Old finish. Good original hardware. 57''h. 15 3/4''w. 15''d. The top and bottom doors had something attached at one time on the inside.
Poul Cadovius, Royal System Bookcase
dk3, Denmark, teak, 77"h x 130"w x 9.5"d
Time: December 2022
Place: CLARS AUCTION GALLERY, Oakland, CA, USA
Sold for: $1,100.00
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Early George III Mahogany Slant Front Bookcase: 18th Century . 93. 5 H x 42 W x 23 D . . Litchfield Auctions is honored to offer Selections from the Collection of Peter Tillou. Peter has enjoyed wide renown across the United States and Internationally over his seventy-year career as the consummate dealer-collector. While in college in 1956, Peter was already advertising a pair of fine antique flintlock pistols. By 1960, now a resident of historic Litchfield Connecticut, he was cited by the New York Times as a dealer in "great rarities. " With later residences and shops in London, Manhattan, Sun Valley Idaho, and Sanibel Island Florida, Peter continued to consider Litchfield his home. By 2013, Peter was recognized by the Antiques Dealers of America with its highest honor, its Award of Merit, "in recognition of his extensive contributions to the fields of fine art, American decorative arts and antiques. " More recently, a cover story in The Antiques and the Arts Weekly traced "the arc of Tillou’s long career" . (PTIL672)(MS) Condition Rediment cracked. Finials midding. Interior partially refitted. Slant front cracked. Side split. Brasses replaced. Available payment options on Bidsquare
Queen Anne chinoiserie and red-lacquer bureau bookcase part 18th century, double-domed upper section with finials and central cartouche, conforming raised-panel doors over interior fitted with doors, drawers and pigeonholes, slant-front bureau, four long graduated drawers, bun feet; decorated overall with gilt-and-green animals and figures in landscape; H89 1/2" W43 1/2" D23 3/4" Provenance: South Carolina private collection Literature: Edwards, Ralph. THE DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH FURNITURE, VOLS. ONE and TWO. London: Antique Collectors' Club, 2000. vol.1, pp.125, 132; vol.2, pp.268-270. Other Notes: Bureaus in two stages (called "desks and bookcases," and by a variety of other names in 18th century trade catalogues) made their appearance in English furniture shortly after the introduction of a sloping front; the advantages of placing an upper structure on the narrow shelf at the top of a bureau being readily appreciated at a time when the increased height of rooms led to a demand for tall pieces of furniture. These bureaus followed the fashion of contemporary cabinets, and are divided into two groups - those decorated with japan prepared from recipes popularized by Stalker and Parker, followed by more contemporary walnut specimens. John Stalker and George Parker probably gleaned most of the information given in their Treatise of Japanning and Varnishing (1688) from the study of Oriental specimens, and their technical knowledge from Dutch craftsmen. Stalker and Parker's work must be regarded as the primary source of information for English japanning. After discussing the various varnishes and gums employed, they explain how to overlay the object made of wood with a preparation of "whiting and parchment size in as many layers as deemed necessary, polished and varnished, following the detailed directions till the surface glissens and reflects your face like a mirror." The taste for japanned furniture was still strong in the middle of the 18th century; Chippendale states in his Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director that some of his designs are suitable for this style of decoration, but he gives no technical instructions. The demand declined by 1758 - by that date, a large commercial output was wanted, demanding a quicker and more economical process. As the century approached its end the designs grew smaller and black backgrounds were generally favored, and ornament under the Regency reverted to flowers or geometrical patterns stepped out on the ground. Professionally restored and good condition. Returned to England to be relacquered approximately 20 years ago.
George III Butler's Secretaire Bookcase
early 19th century, mahogany and mahogany veneers, oak and pine secondary, two part form, simple cornice with veneered frieze, two hinged glass doors with astragal molding having a louvered shelved interior, base with fall front butler desk opening to a later red leather writing surface with a divided and drawered interior, above two hinged paneled cabinet doors with a single louvered shelf, raised on a bracket foot base.
83 x 47 x 22 in.
Lower left glass pane cracked; veneer buckling to top surface; replaced feet.
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An early 20th century mahogany and gilt brass mounted low breakfront bookcase
stamped three times 'WRIGHT & MANSFIELD 104 BOND ST.,' and also stencilled to a rear panel, the red mottled marble top in three sections, the central section and outer sections each with an adjustable shelf and flanked and divided by fluted columns with gilt brass collars, on short turned tapered mounted feet
168cm wide, 89cm high, 37cm deep
George III Secretary Bookcase
late 18th century, mahogany, mahogany veneer, oak and pine secondary, two part form, cove molded cornice with applied dentil molding above a Chinese chippendale fretwork frieze, two mullioned astragal doors with three interior louvered shelves, base with hinged slant lid having a divided and drawered interior above four graduated cock beaded drawers, raised on bracket foot base.
88 x 46 x 22 in.
Loss to cornice including Greek key and fretwork moldings; cracks to two panes of glass; replaced feet.
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A mahogany secretaire bookcase, the detachable moulded cornice above four glazed doors with foliage and scroll carved astragals, the moulded edge breakfront base with a central fall enclosing a later leather inset to burr walnut veneered drawer fronts and pigeon holes, one drawer with ink compartments and pen well, the brass lock stamped 'J Bramah Patent', flanked by two frieze drawers above a pair of central rectangular panel cupboard doors enclosing a shelf, flanked by a pair of rectangular panel doors with outline mouldings scroll volutes and foliage, the left door enclosing three drawers the right enclosing a shelf, stamped numerous times 'T & A BLAIN', 19th century top and base associated, 104in (264cm) h, 92in (234cm) w, 28.75in (73cm) d.
MID CENTURY MODERN CREDENZA AND BOOKCASEMid Century Modern credenza and bookcase. American, Mid 20th Century. Walnut, straight "bloc" spade feet, two white sliding doors reveal a shelf and three drawer. Bookcase with one shelf rests on top of the credenza. Heavy wear on piece from long-time object placement, scuffs to feet. Tag on back states "WALNUT ITEM #1514-B".
57 1/2" H x 60" L x 19" D
FOLK ART SQUIRREL BOOKCASE. Obviously made for a youngster’s room in the early part of the 20th century. This neat folk art bookcase features two tall silhouetted gray squirrels on either end with three shelves in between. Painted gray with black detail. SIZE: 24” h x 25” w x 12 d. CONDITION: Paint is old, and has been on for a very long time, but there might be an older coat of paint beneath it. 9-96945 (300-500)
LIFE TIME, MISSION OAK BOOKCASE Circa 1910, molded backsplash, the case with two hinged glass doors, divided and shelved interior, raised panel stiles on block feet, labeled.
Arts & Craft Mission Quarter Sawn Oak Desk 1911-20: For your consideration is this circa 1911-1920's signed Life Time Furniture--Grand Rapids Bookcase and Chair Co. Arts and Crafts Mission Oak Library Table. This solid wood desk features chamfered through mortise and tenon construction, dovetail drawers, and original bronze hardware. This piece is in excellent original condition. The desk is constructed with solid quarter sawn oak with no veneers. The desk is done in the exact same styling and design as Roycroft, Gustav Stickley and Limbert. The desk is marked on the bottom and shows a very good well preserved condition. Truly a work of art done in the medium of oak. It measures 60" x 35. 25" x 28. 25". Provenance: From the Ladder Ranch & Diamond Bar 7 Brand located just East of Big Timber, Montana near the Montana Crazy Mountains. 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 OAK GATE LEG TABLEpaper label "Life Time Furniture / Grand Rapids Bookcase and Chair Co. / Hastings, Mich. / No. 983 / Finish Kentish [illegible]"; 26 inches wide; 10 inches deep (26 inches open); 20 inches high Condition:
Pair Leaded Glass Bookcase Cabinets: oak with Gothic style leading, adjustable shelves. 49" high, 56" long, 13" deep. Scratch, gouging, finish wear, likely originally inset into a wall. Condition Auction buying is wholesale and not the same as retail store or retail internet buying. There are no returns based on condition. Our auction items are mostly vintage, mostly from estates, and are not in perfect condition. The items are sold "as is", and we are acting as agents, not as principals. Accordingly, prospective buyers are entirely responsible for determining the physical condition of lots prior to and as a condition to bidding. Bidders are obligated to determine their level of interest in and value of the items based solely on their own review. To assist prospective bidders in this endeavor, we offer in person open-house preview days prior to the auction, and also provide written condition reports in response to emailed requests submitted to condition@woodburyauction. com at least two days prior to the auction. The printed catalog lot information is a best efforts presentation of our opinion, rendered on a time-sensitive schedule, and is provided for guidance only, without legal obligation, and does not constitute a "statement of fact". The absence of condition statements in a lot catalog entry does not mean that the item is in perfect condition or is without defects. Please understand that our duty is to present the items fairly for bidder consideration and that the bidder's duty is to make independent investigation of the condition of items before bidding.
A Victorian mahogany secretaire bookcase, by T & A Blain, Liverpool, the detachable moulded cornice above four glazed doors with foliage and scroll carved astragals, the moulded edge breakfront base with a central fall enclosing a later leather inset to burr walnut veneered drawer fronts and pigeon holes, one drawer with ink compartments and pen well, the brass lock stamped J Bramah Patent, flanked by two frieze drawers above a pair of central rectangular panel cupboard doors enclosing a shelf, flanked by a pair of rectangular panel doors with outline mouldings scroll volutes and foliage, the left door enclosing three drawers the right enclosing a shelf, stamped numerous times, 104in (264cm) h, 92in (234cm) w, 28.75in (73cm) d.
FRENCH RENAISSANCE-REVIVAL STAINED-OAK COLORED LEAD-GLASS AND BRONZE-INSET STEPBACK BOOKCASE CABINET, LATE 18TH CENTURY: FRENCH RENAISSANCE-REVIVAL STAINED-OAK COLORED LEAD-GLASS AND BRONZE-INSET STEPBACK BOOKCASE CABINET, LATE 18TH CENTURY. . late 18th century french renaissance-revival stained oak colored lead-glass and bronze inset stepback bookcase cabinet. Cabinets feature two male nude figures. The left cabinet features a male in thought and the right cabinet features a male with two horse heads. dimensions: 224 x 137. 8 x 58. 4 (88 x 54 1/4 x 23 in. ). . CONDITION. The book cabinet is in overall stable condition. Chip on the top right, measuring at . 5 cm. N. B. All lots are sold in as-is condition at the time of sale. Please note that any condition statement regarding works of art is given as a courtesy to our clients in order to assist them in assessing the condition. The report is a genuine opinion held by Shapiro Auctions and should not be treated as a statement of fact. The absence of a condition report or a photograph does not preclude the absence of defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. Shapiro Auctions, LLC. , including its consultants and agents, shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
A 19th century Austrian rosewood breakfront library bookcase, the moulded cornice above an applied leaf frieze to four astragal glazed doors enclosing an oak interior with adjustable shelves, the base with four rectangular panel doors with leaf carved capitol pilasters to a conforming interior, stamped numerous times 'Dr. Anton Kolbe, Wien, 18., Ferrogasse 5.', 96in (244cm) h, 74in (188cm) w, 24in (61cm) d.
19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY 2 DOOR BOOKCASE: Painted interior, paneled back. Shelves were adjustable at one time, some are no longer adjustable. Measures 39 5/8'' high x 35 5/8'' wide x 10 1/4'' deep.
A PAIR OF HIGHLY & FINELY CARVED OAK THRONE CHAIRS Attributed to Berlanger and were purchased as so at the same time as the bookcase in this sale. From a Hewlett, Long Island, NY estate. Dimensions: 60" h x 24" w x 21" d. Condition: Overall good. One with small loss and light scratches.
AMERICAN OAK GATE LEG TABLEpaper label "Life Time Furniture / Grand Rapids Bookcase and Chair Co. / Hastings, Mich. / No. 983 / Finish Kentish [illegible]"; 26 inches wide; 10 inches deep (26 inches open); 20 inches high Condition:
American Late Victorian Five-High Stacking Oak Bookcase, ca. 1900, refinished at one time to simulate mahogany, h. 74", w. 34", d. 11".
PAIR LEADED GLASS BOOKCASE CABINETSoak with Gothic style leading, adjustable shelves. 49" high, 56" long, 13" deep. Scratch, gouging, finish wear, likely originally inset into a wall.
Condition:
Auction buying is wholesale and not the same as retail store or retail internet buying. There are no returns based on condition. Our auction items are mostly vintage, mostly from estates, and are not in perfect condition. The items are sold "as is", and we are acting as agents, not as principals. Accordingly, prospective buyers are entirely responsible for determining the physical condition of lots prior to and as a condition to bidding. Bidders are obligated to determine their level of interest in and value of the items based solely on their own review. To assist prospective bidders in this endeavor, we offer in person open-house preview days prior to the auction, and also provide written condition reports in response to emailed requests submitted to condition@woodburyauction.com at least two days prior to the auction. The printed catalog lot information is a best efforts presentation of our opinion, rendered on a time-sensitive schedule, and is provided for guidance only, without legal obligation, and does not constitute a "statement of fact". The absence of condition statements in a lot catalog entry does not mean that the item is in perfect condition or is without defects. Please understand that our duty is to present the items fairly for bidder consideration and that the bidder's duty is to make independent investigation of the condition of items before bidding.
WHYTOCK & REID, EDINBURGH CABINETMAKERS
AN ARCHIVE OF MATERIAL RELATING TO EDINBURGH CABINETMAKERS WHYTOCK & REID
31 binders and a box of photographs and drawings dating from c.1890s - 1980s, to include 45 pencil, ink and watercolour drawings various church projects across Scotland including a staircase at Dunblane Cathedral, the lesser room of Cambuslang Church, memorial furniture at Newtown Church, items for Cullen Church; Wardrobes 5 pencil drawings, c.1968-69 relating to wardrobe fitments including a project for Lady Grizelda Balfour, average size 38 by 53cm; Lighting 84 pencil, ink and watercolour drawings depicting a wide range of lighting designs, average size 33 by 24cm; Chairs 94 pencil, ink and watercolour drawings depicting a range of single chairs and small sofas, average size 30 by 23cm; Chests 109 pencil, ink and watercolour drawings of chests, commodes and dressing tables, some shown in situ, average size 33 by 23cm; Library Furniture 77 pencil and ink drawings of open and glazed bookcases, average size 33 by 23cm; Fire surrounds 127 pen, ink and watercolour drawings of fire surrounds and mantles, average size 32 by 24cm; Easy chairs 24 technical drawings on linen-paper, c. 1970's, showing elevations and plans with exact dimensions, average size 30 by 21cm; Church Furniture 148 pencil, ink and watercolour drawings [in 2 folders] of various church pieces including altars, lecterns, memorial plaques, pews, etc., average size 27 by 23cm; Settees & Armchairs 98 pencil, ink and watercolour drawings depicting various designs for settees and armchairs, average size 23 by 32cm; Cabinets 109 pencil, ink and watercolour drawings depicting various glazed and unglazed display cabinets, average size 33 by 23cm; Sideboards 99 pencil, ink and watercolour drawings of various sideboards and tables, average size 33 by 22cm; Chairs 91 technical drawings, mainly of chairs, each complete with elevations, plans and dimensions, average size 29 by 39cm; Tables 174 pencil, ink and watercolour drawings of various dining, side and centre tables [in 2 folders], average size 33 by 23cm; Desks 116 pencil, ink and watercolour drawings of desks, average size 30 by 23cm; Beds 97 pencil, ink and watercolour drawings of various beds and cribs, average size 30 by 22cm; Bedside Tables 89 pencil, ink and watercolour drawings of bedside and hall tables, trolleys, pedestals and revolving bookcases, average size 33 by 23cm; Bureaus 87 pencil, ink and watercolour drawings showing various style of bureau and bureau bookcase, average size 33 by 20cm; Bedroom Suites 85 pencil, ink and watercolour drawings and plans of bedroom suites, average size 38 by 56cm; Dining Room Suites 54 pencil, ink and watercolour drawings and plans of dining suites and boardroom furniture, average size 38 by 56cm; Dining and Lounge Furniture 40 pencil, ink and watercolour drawings of dining, lounge and library furniture, average size 38 by 56cm; Design Sources A collection of magazine clippings showing period interiors and furniture examples, pasted onto card leaves; Catalogue Photographs A large quantity of catalogue photographs of pieces from the company's collections, c. 1950s-60s, including a collection of images from the National Bank project, pasted onto card or paper leaves; majority drawings and photographs filed in ring binders of various sizes, many of the drawings and sketches blindstamped from various locations including John Reid in Glasgow, Whytock & Reid George Street and Charlotte Square in Edinburgh (32)
Note: A remarkable archive from Edinburgh cabinetmakers, Whytock & Reid, depicting nearly 100 years of furniture and interior design.
Whytock & Co. was originally formed by Richard and William Whytock in 1807, retailing in drapery and haberdashery goods. Their reputation grew throughout the first half of the nineteenth century and by Richard Whytock's death in 1857 the company had received international recognition in the fields of upholstery, decoration, cabinetmaking and high quality furniture.
In 1876 Richard Whytock & Co. amalgamated with the Reid family upholstery business, then trading in Ayr and Glasgow as well as Edinburgh. Initially they traded under the name of Whytock, Reid & Co. before changing to Whytock & Reid in the 1900's. The partnership was made up of Alexander and William Whytock, the original founder's nephews, and Robert and Hugh Reid, John Reid's sons. The retail premises of the merged firm were consolidated at the Whytock showrooms in George Street, by this time at numbers 9/11. The upholstery workshops remained in Rose Lane, and cabinetmaking was carried out at Reid premises at Bell's Mill, on land acquired in the early 1870s.
The Glasgow operations moved a number of times over the next seven decades, eventually closing in 1939. From this point on the firm concentrated on operations in Edinburgh. It was shortly before this closure that the company moved to their most memorable premises, No. 7 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh - an address they would keep for over 40 years.
During their 120 year history, Whytock & Reid, produced pieces for prestigious projects throughout Scotland. One of the firm's most notable patrons was the eminent architect, Robert Stodart Lorimer. A relationship built up between Lorimer and the designers of Whytock & Reid, who successfully transformed Lorimer's ideas and sketches into working pieces of furniture.
The Whytock & Reid standard of craftsmenship allowed them not only to produce fine pieces for their patron's particular projects, it also gave them the ability to develop ideas for their own stock items. The firm created its own distinctive style over the years, the now renowned "Whytock & Reid look."
The firm's forte was certainly the top-end of the market, the high degree of handwork in the production of its furniture dictating that its products would be "expensive". This has had a favourable outcome in that Whytock & Reid pieces are now intrinsically regarded as high quality and with an increasing rarity value.
The final pieces of the firm's property were eventually dispersed by this house in a 2004 - the success of the sale became a celebration of the achievements of the firm and its eminent position in the Scottish cabinetmaking, upholstery, and decorating tradition. (Smith, Dr. Ian 2004)
George II Mahogany Desk and Bookcase Attributed to Giles Grendey, circa 1735 In two parts, the upper section with dentil molded swan's neck pediment with flowerhead terminals and centering a foliate and shell carved punchwork cartouche, the molded cornice above a pair of shaped fielded panel doors with leaf tip carved edges and a fall front opening to a polished writing surface and an interior fitted with blind fret carved valanced drawers forming arches above pigeonholes and small and large drawers, with two short and three long cockbeaded drawers, raised on later bracket feet. Height 7 feet 11 inches (2.41 m), width 44 inches (1.11 m), depth 23 1/2 inches (59.7 cm). Giles Grendey (1693-1780) of Aylesbury House, St. John's Square, Clerkenwell, was described at the time of his wife's death as a 'great dealer in the Cabinet way', and further in 1755 when his daughter married the Royal Cabinetmaker John Cobb as an 'eminent Timber Merchant'. Apprenticed in 1709, Grendey who was born in Wotton-under-Edge in Gloucestershire, became a freeman in 1716, by 1726 taking apprentices into his own employ. After his marriage in 1720 he became a freeman of the City of London and was elected to the Livery of the Joiner's Company in 1729. A contemporary account of a disastrous fire at his premises on August 3, 1731 was reported in various newspapers including The Daily Courant, The Daily Journal and The Daily Post. In these, Grendey was described as a 'Cabinet-Maker and Chairmaker' whose losses included 'an easy Chair of such rich and curious Workmanship, that he had refus'd 500 Guineas for it, it being intended, 'tis said, to be purchas'd by a Person of Quality who design'd as a Present to a German Prince', together with furniture to the value of £1,000 which he 'had pack'd for Exportation against the Next Morning'. As Simon Jervis notes (Beard and Gilbert, The Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840, 1986, p. 372) his work mostly 'falls into three stylistic groups: neat well made pieces in walnut and mahogany, similar pieces lacquered in scarlet for the Spanish market, and a minority of more elaborate works with idiosyncratic carved decoration and shaped panels'. The present desk and bookcase, which can be firmly attributed to Giles Grendey, neatly and successfully encompasses several of these characteristics. The carcase and drawer linings are constructed of fine quality wainscot oak, the lustrous solid mahogany panels to the doors being of exceptional figure and finely matched. These unusually shaped paneled doors are found on several pieces of case furniture. Further labeled pieces with these 'idiosyncratic' panels, constructed in plain mahogany with either blind or mirrored doors are illustrated by Christopher Gilbert, Pictorial Dictionary of Marked London Furniture 1700-1840, pp. 240-241, pls. 432 and 433; an unlabeled clothes press at the Victoria and Albert Museum with virtually identical doors and same lustrous mahogany panels is illustrated, F. Lewis Hinckley, Masterpieces of Queen Anne & Georgian Furniture, 1991, p. 62, fig. 89. C
GEORGE WALTON
BREAKFRONT LIBRARY BOOKCASE, CIRCA 1900
oak with stained and leaded glass panels inset with copper and brass, the serpentine ledge back above an overhanging shelf with curved brackets to the sides, over six doors, each with stained, opalescent and leaded glass panels depicting stylised plant forms and embellished with copper and brass, enclosing adjustable shelves, the whole raised on square tapering legs with spade feet, bears makers circular ivorine label to the rear inscribed 'George Walton & Co Ltd/ Designers, Manufacturers and Decorators/ 150 & 152 Wellington St, Glasgow/ Also at London and York/ Design no.'
218cm wide, 154.5cm high, 38.5cm deep
Literature; Karen Moon 'George Walton: Designer and Architect', Oxford 1993, P. 82, pl. 106
Note: This fine oak cabinet with its distinctive stained glass doors was designed by the architect and designer George Walton in 1900. Walton was born in Glasgow on 3 June 1867, the youngest of twelve children. The painter Edward Arthur Walton, born in 1860, was his elder brother and the flower painter Constance Walton his sister. His father died in 1873 leaving the family in reduced circumstances and Walton had to leave school aged thirteen to become a clerk with the British Linen Bank, but while working there he also studied at Glasgow School of Art (as the School of Design had become in 1869).
In 1888 Miss Catherine Cranston commissioned Walton to re-design the interiors of the tea rooms at 114 Argyle Street, Glasgow. Walton gave up banking and opened showrooms entitled George Walton & Co, Ecclesiastical and House Decorators, at 152 Wellington Street. The Walton firm quickly expanded into woodwork, furniture making and stained glass. In 1896 Walton received a further commission from Miss Cranston, to decorate the Buchanan Street premises. His collaborator was C. R. Mackintosh, for whom Walton made some early pieces of furniture. In 1897 Walton moved to London and, as well as retaining his Glasgow showroom, opened a branch in York. The catalyst appears to have been the commission to design the Photographic Salon in the Dudley Gallery which came to him through his friendship with the Glasgow photographer James Craig Annan. It led to a further commission from George Davison for the Eastman Exhibition in the New Gallery in Regent Street in the same year, and in turn to a series of Eastman Kodak showrooms in London, Glasgow, Brussels, Milan, Vienna and Moscow which brought him international fame.
The bookcase offered here comes from this period and may have been made for a Kodak showroom. A contemporary photograph from 1900 shows a very similar bookcase in the interior of the Kodak showroom at 72-74 Buchanan Street Glasgow. From the opening of the first showroom in Clerkenwell Road London in 1898 the success of Walton's designs meant that showrooms began to open at the rate of two a year. By the time the Buchanan Street branch had opened circa 1900 his showroom designs were following a familiar pattern. Delicate stencilled friezes in the 'Glasgow Style' ran around the rooms above the picture rail and below were specially fitted cabinets in mahogany or oak. The cabinets had stained glass detailing derived from plant forms, with copper and brass detailing, relating to designs being produced by Charles Rennie Mackintosh at the same time (although without the carved details). It may be that the present cabinet was infact a domestic piece produced around the same time although it is compelling to imagine that it may have formed part of the interiors of this remarkable series of shops. The extraordinary innovation which Walton brought to retailing was the domestic nature of his designs which created a relaxed and unthreatening atmosphere in which to shop and which was to be much copied.
GEORGE III STYLE INLAID MAHOGANY BOOKCASE CABINETdiamond mullioned upper doors over three drawers and cabinet doors on a bracket base. 82" high, 42" wide, 15" deep. Provenance: Mill House Antiques, Woodbury CT. Property from the Estates of Eve & Peter Mancino, Bridgewater, CT.
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Important Signed Charleston Secretary Linen Press: South Carolina, 1790-1800, finely constructed in figured mahogany, upper case with removable broken arch, dentil molded pediment, set with "pomegranate" rosettes, bookmatched panel doors, opening to five graduated linen drawers, lower case with a fitted secretary drawer over two additional long drawers, cypress, red cedar, white and yellow pine, as secondary woods, 98 x 50 x 24 in. Note: This important Charleston secretary linen press relates to a number of documented Charleston double case forms including a library bookcase illustrated in Rauschenberg and Bivins, Jr. [The Furniture of Charleston, 1680 to 1820]; fig NC-32. This present example is distinguished by a chalk inscription on the top of the lower case that may reference the cabinet maker John Gough who was working in Charleston at that time. He was a free African-American cabinetmaker who had served in the Revolutionary War, owned slaves, and was financially successful. No other work by this artisan has been discovered to date. A full description can be found in the book referenced above. Provenance: Acquired by a Charlotte, NC doctor in 1952; George C. Williams Antiques, Charleston SC; Private Collection, acquired 2005 Dimension Condition accompanied by extensive conservation notes by George C. Williams Antiques indicating carved rosettes and finial replaced, some breaks in repairs with later bracing at pediment, brass is replaced (no plugged holes), original feet with very minor repairs, prospect door lock replaced, scattered minor veneer and cockbeading repairs, ÿ
Chinoiserie lacquer secretary bookcase, 20th c., split pediment centering turned finial, double-door cabinet opening to two adjustable-height shelves, two drawers, over slant front desk, fitted interior gallery, five exterior drawers below, rising on a bracket base, approx 86.5"h, 40.5"w, 18.5"d **Provenance: From the estate of Margaret "Candy" Becker (Austin, Texas 1942-2022). She was an artist in all areas of her life who created art in many different media, including needlework, quilting, watercolor, acrylics, mosaic, and clay. Candy was a consummate traveler who spent time in Mexico, Guatemala, Japan, Iran, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Spain, England, and Ireland.**
Outstanding French Directoire Style Gilt Bronze Ma Outstanding French Directoire Style Gilt Bronze Mantle Clock, c. 1840, the relief leaf mounted drum clock, time and strike, with an enamel dial painted "Drone a Bar le Duc," above a bookcase form plinth with relief books, flanked by seated classical figures representing a reader and a writer, on a stepped relief base, on columnar feet, with pendulum, accompanied by a blown glass dome and base, Clock- H.- 16 in., W.- 13 1/4 in., D.- 4 1/8 in., Dome- Int. H.- 16 in., W.- 14 7/8 in., D.- 6 1/8 in.
(lot of 6) Group of metalware for table and bookcase, comprising: (1) Apothecary/ pharmacy patinated bronze mortar and pestle, having a flared rim, over bracket handles, mortar: approx 5"h, 5.5"d, pestle: approx 9.5"l; (1) patinated metal hotel desk bell; (1) iron frog paperweight; (1) small iron axe head, depicting mask figures; (2) cast iron bookends, depicting the USS Constitution; largest: approx 7"h, 5"w, 3.5"d; 17lbs total **Provenance: From the estate of Dr. James R. Lucie, a well-known knifemaker, retired physician and author. He had a several-year waiting list of people wanting to purchase his hand-forged knives at the time of his death and at one point, had the largest collection of knives and ironwork made by William Scagel. Dr. Lucie is the author of "Scagel Handmade," published in 2010.**