John Needles Classical Sideboard, Baltimore, circa 1825, with stenciled label in center drawer, horsehair covered mixing slide, and "Lazy Susan" bottle holder. Primary woods: Mahogany and flame-grain mahogany veneers. Secondary woods: mahogany (drawer sides), white pine and poplar. Backsplash with molded top over a rectangular case, two short drawers supported by Ionic carved columns over […]
Lot 148: Kentucky Walnut Bandy Leg Chest
Kentucky "bandy legged" chest of drawers, walnut primary, poplar secondary. Comprised of a slightly overhanging top with string inlay over four graduated dovetailed drawers with rectangular stringing and inlaid escutcheons, a scalloped skirt and sides with string inlay over cabriole legs. Underside of skirt and feet retain most of the original glue blocks. Appears to […]
Lot 145: Virginia Slant Front Desk, Star Inlay
Federal star-inlaid walnut desk, yellow pine secondary, attrib. Winchester, Virginia area. Comprised of a hinged slant front, opening to reveal a plain prospect door enclosing a fitted interior, flanked on each side by three pigeonholes over two half drawers and one long drawer. Four graduated dovetailed and line-inlaid drawers, over a serpentine carved skirt with […]
Lot 146: Federal Inlaid Card Table, NC or VA
Eastern North Carolina or Virginia Hepplewhite mahogany inlaid card table, yellow pine and poplar secondary woods, rectangular hinged foldover top with alternating dark and light wood inlaid edge; top opens to near square surface with similar dark and light wood inlay near edge. Skirt with similar dark and light wood inlay at base and above […]
Lot 143: Chair with Mount Vernon History
1st item: Mahogany Chippendale ribbon-back side chair, descended in the family of U.S. Chief Justice John Marshall (1755-1835) and mentioned in a family document as having been given to Marshall for his work in settling the estate of a George Washington family member. Mahogany primary, yellow pine and cedar secondary woods. Serpentine pierced crest rail […]
Lot 144: Federal Game Table, John Marshall History
18th century Federal card or game table from the home of U.S. Chief Justice John Marshall, descended in the Marshall family. Mid-Atlantic or Southern origin; mahogany with pine secondary wood. Folding thumbnail molded serpentine top with projecting rounded corners; rear leg swings out to support top, revealing dovetailed backboard. Flame mahogany veneered skirt, stiles with […]
Lot 141: Mid-Atlantic or Southern Harvest Table
Large Mid- Atlantic or Southern maple and poplar painted harvest table, having a scrubbed top with breadboard ends and tapered legs with red stain/wash base. 28 1/2" H x 104 1/2"L x 26" D. 21" skirt height, 3-3/4" overhang at sides and 9-1/4" overhang at ends. 3rd quarter 19th century. Provenance: Collection of Wilma and […]
Lot 142: Two Federal American Side Chairs, Coleman History, one inlaid
Two (2) Federal side chairs. 1st item: American Hepplewhite inlaid mahogany shield back side chair, mortise-and-tenon construction, topped with arched rail with convex molding, three vase and oval shaped splat supports inlaid with satinwood patera and inlaid patera at base of splats, straight sided yellow silk upholstered seat with curved front; straight front legs tapered […]
Lot 140: Soloman Parke Federal Inlaid Tall Clock
Solomon Parke (active Philadelphia, 1797-1801) signed Federal tall case clock, cherry with white pine secondary and lighter wood inlay. 8 day brass movement, weight driven time and strike; bell signed G. Ainsworth Warr for George Ainsworth of England, who exported clock parts to the United States. String inlaid hood with molded swan's neck pediment, brass […]
Lot 137: Tiger Maple Chest on Chest, NH Provenance
New Hampshire tiger maple chest on chest, white pine secondary. Two piece double chest with overhanging molded top. Upper section with five graduated dovetailed drawers, lower section with three graduated dovetailed drawers, joined by a molded mid-section, plain skirt, and tall bracket feet. 70 3/8" H x 39 1/2" W x 20 1/4" D. Circa […]









