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Day 1: Fine Art & Decorative Works

Thu, Jul 16, 2015 05:00PM EDT - Fri, Jul 17, 2015 05:00PM EDT
Lot 51

American Federal Inlaid and Parcel

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Bid Increments

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$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
Gilt Mirror probably New York, 1790-1800, swan's neck pediment with phoenix cartouche over a large inlaid shell patera, scrolled base also with shell patera inlay, in old surface, 51-1/4 x 23-1/4 in., old surface with dirt and soot, break and repair at one swan's neck, scattered breaks and repairs to phoenix finial, scattered gilding and veneer chips and losses, possible retouch to gilding (obscured by surface dirt). Provenance: Richardson Estate, Newport, Rhode Island; By descent in family

Condition

old surface with dirt and soot, break and repair at one swan's neck, scattered breaks and repairs to phoenix finial, scattered gilding and veneer chips and losses, possible retouch to gilding (obscured by surface dirt)

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