American Federal card table, likely Massachusetts, mahogany with tiger maple veneer and white pine secondary. Rectangular top with ovolo corners over a conforming tiger maple veneered skirt with mahogany cross banding; square tapering legs with inlaid cuffs over double tapering. 29 3/4" H x 36" W x 17 3/4" D. Circa 1800-1810. The estate of […]
Lot 232: Classical Mahogany Chest of Drawers, poss. Boston
Classical chest of drawers, possibly Boston. Classical form with mahogany veneers and white pine secondary wood. Consists of a plain square backsplash of figured mahogany over a top tier section of three equally sized dovetailed drawers transitioning to a chest with two dovetailed drawers over three long dovetailed drawers of equal size flanked by square […]
Lot 233: Continental Dressing Table on Stand & Classical Piano Stool
Continental mahogany dressing table in the Biedermeier style with an American classical piano stool, 2 items. 1st item: Continental mahogany dressing table with mahogany veneers, European pine secondary. Mirror with mahogany ogee frame supported by a scrolled pediment with columns, flanked by glove boxes having dovetailed drawers and bone pulls. Table with a central drawer […]
Lot 229: American Windsor Fan Back Armchair, ex-Charles Davis
American fan back windsor armchair, Mid Atlantic or New England. Curved crest rail with nine (9) back spindles intersected by a center rail terminating in flattened curved handholds. Arms supported by vase-turned balusters and short spindles. Wide oval shaped seat transitioning into ring and vase leg turnings and tapered turned feet. Legs having side and […]
Lot 230: American Federal Mahogany Canterbury
American Federal mahogany canterbury, mahogany primary and white pine secondary. Finely turned stile supports with Sheraton legs, concave slats, dovetailed drawer with fine line inlaid cockbeading around drawer edge. 20 3/8" H x 18" W x 14" D. Probably New York, circa 1800. Provenance: The estate of Charles K. Davis, Jr., Nashville, Tennessee, by descent […]
Lot 227: William and Mary Pennsylvania Two-Drawer Gateleg Table
Large Pennsylvania William & Mary period walnut gate-leg table in an older surface, oval top with elongated drop leaves, with a dovetailed drawer at each end and scalloped skirts over ring and baluster legs and stretchers. Oak, poplar, and white pine secondary. Older brasses and iron hinges. Note: table retains an old paper label inventory […]
Lot 228: William and Mary Early American Oak Ladderback Armchair
William and Mary Early oak ladderback armchair with ring and ball turned stiles, arched ladderback slats, losenge front stretchers and lower arm supports, flat shaped arm rests, pronounced ring and ball finials, front feet with lower ring turnings resembling feet pads. Old varnish with traces of old red paint. 49 1/2" H x 24 3/4" […]
Lot 225: American Queen Anne Lowboy, ex. Israel Sack / Charles K. Davis
Period Queen Anne mahogany dressing table or lowboy in an older surface, overhanging top with ogee molding, one long drawer over three drawers with center lower drawer having a carved fan. Shaped skirt with triple arch and acorn turned finial drops transitioning to cabriole legs and pad feet. Retains the original brasses. Cockbeading is applied […]
Lot 226: Pennsylvania Windsor Comb Back Armchair, Ex. Israel Sack
Pennsylvania comb-back Windsor armchair, possibly Philadelphia. Curved crest rail having carved scrolls at the terminus with nine (9) back spindles intersected by a center rail terminating in flattened curved handholds. Arms supported by vase-turned balusters and short spindles. Wide shield shaped seat transitioning into ring and vase turned legs ending in turnip shaped feet. Bulbous […]
Lot 222: Large 19th Century Burl Wood Bowl, 23 3/8" Dia.
Very large burlwood ash bowl, possibly Native American, turned with plain rim. Retains an older surface. 23 3/8" dia. x 6 1/2" H. Early 19th century. Provenance: The estate of Charles K. Davis, Jr., Nashville, Tennessee, by descent from his father, Charles K. Davis of Fairfield, CT. Note: Charles Krum Davis Sr. (1889-1968) was chairman […]