Group of four (4) English wood boxes. 1st item: Georgian flame mahogany knife box with serpentine front and conforming hinged lid, a silver escutcheon and conforming handle, inlaid edges, and interior lid having inlaid ebony star and string decoration. 2nd item: Smaller Georgian flame mahogany knife box with serpentine front having pilaster inlaid decoration and […]
Lot 228: English Regency Style Sarcophagus Cellarette
English Regency style mahogany sarcophagus form cellarette or wine cooler with inset front panel having ebonized trim, lead-lined interior, reeded lower edge, and reeded bulbous bun feet. 21 3/4" H x 30 1/8" W x 20 1/4" D. 19th century. PROVENANCE: The Estate of Peggy Lambert, Maryville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Minute scattered surface wear commensurate with […]
Lot 227: Federal Eagle Inlaid Serpentine Chest of Drawers
Federal inlaid mahogany chest of drawers poplar and white pine secondary. Serpentine-front overhanging top, having chamfered corners and flame-veneered front edges accented with string inlay, over a conforming case with highly figured veneered and graduated drawers, having contrasting string inlay to the edges and oval Federal eagle inlaid reserves to the centers. Brass escutcheons and […]
Lot 226: Chippendale Birdcage Ball and Claw Candlestand, attr. Philadelphia
American Chippendale mahogany tilt top candle stand, attributed to Philadelphia, 18th century, with circular molded "dish" top above a birdcage support; turned ball-and-ring baluster form pedestal over three curved legs terminating in ball and claw feet. 28 5/8" H x 22 1/2" dia. Circa 1770. Note: old label to underside reads "Mrs. Jean MacFarlane / […]
Lot 225: Signed Federal Inlaid Bookcase, Newburyport, Mass. History
American, Massachusetts, Federal inlaid two-piece bookcase with cupboard base, mahogany, with white pine secondary. Faint signature to the underside of one top shelf, "Wm. B. Dodge" for Captain William Dodge (1731-1810), a joiner and cabinetmaker in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts. Top bookcase section has pediment with central inlaid plinth topped with ball shaped pediment surmounted […]
Lot 223: Chippendale Bonnet-Top Chest on Chest attr. Massachusetts, ex. Sotheby's
Chippendale bonnet-top mahogany chest on chest, attributed to Massachusetts, 18th century, white pine secondary. Upper section with bonnet top having carved rosettes and three carved urn and flame finials above a central fan or shell-carved drawer, flanked by two small drawers over four rows of graduated dovetailed drawers, all with cockbeaded edges; brass escutcheons and […]
Lot 224: Attr. Rhode Island Queen Anne Side Chair, ex- Leigh Keno
New England Queen Anne Walnut side chair, attributed to Rhode Island, consisting of a yoke-shaped crest rail with rounded ends, vasiform center splat, trapezoidal slip-in seat with later flame stitch upholstery, all above cabriole front legs ending in pad feet and curved rear legs, all joined by block and vase turned stretchers. Leigh Keno American […]
Lot 222: Philadelphia, poss. Savery Queen Anne Trifid Foot Armchair ex-Keno
American, possibly school of William Savery, Philadelphia, Queen Anne carved trifid foot arm chair, c. 1755; walnut, with yellow pine seat frame. Serpentine incised crestrail with scrolled ears, over a shaped and beveled splat; shaped arms with scrolled grips over molded, incurvate arm supports; trapezoidal slip seat and cyma-curved front apron with center point; through-tenon […]
Lot 221: American Queen Anne Highboy, poss. Goddard-Townsend School
Queen Anne bonnet top highboy, attributed to Newport, Rhode Island or Boston, Massachusetts, 18th century, mahogany with white pine secondary, constructed in two parts with an emphasis on vertical proportions. Bonnet top with flame-carved finials set on fluted plinths, above a top tier of drawers with one large center drawer flanked by two smaller drawers […]
Lot 220: Chippendale 18th c. Constitution Mirror, ex-Israel Sack
Chippendale period mahogany and parcel gilt "Constitution" looking glass or wall mirror with carved eagle surmounting a scrolled pediment with gilt molding and rosette ends; the original mirror glass is framed in a carved and gilded border with notched top corners, the outer frame with a scrolled, voluted and cyma-shaped base and the sides are […]