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Day 1: Fine Art & Decorative Works

Fri, Mar 13, 2015 05:00PM EDT - Sat, Mar 14, 2015 05:00PM EDT
Lot 62

An Exceptionally Fine Baltimore

Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000

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
Hepplewhite Inlaid Mahogany Pembroke Table attributed to Levin Tarr (1772-1821), figured mahogany oval top with two drop leaves and double inlay and double scratch-beaded edges, above bow-front frieze ornamented with light and dark stringing, flanked by cross-banded oval inlays over tapering legs with characteristic Tarr chain of three-part Baltimore style bellflowers suspended from rope-type patterned stringing, 28-1/2 x 33 x 21 in., opens to 43 in., overall fine condition and in an old finish, minor cracks in top, old break in skirt (one where leg joins and a narrow piece of leg was spliced where it meets the apron), some restorations to foot veneer, stringing and inlay. Notes: This table relates in format to one illustrated in [American Furniture from the Kaufman Collection,] p. 158-159. For a detailed discussion of characteristics of Levin Tarr furniture, see Hurst and Prown, [Southern Furniture,] p. 247-248. A signed and dated Tarr demilune pier table with similar details is in the collections of the Maryland Historical Society.. Provenance: Old sticker at underside stating the ownership of the table in the Neilson family of Priestford, Hartford County, Maryland; Presented to G. Harvey Davis, 1928; Joe and Mary Archer Collection, sold Richard Opfer Auctions, September 26, 1998 (accompanied by photocopies from auction catalog); Millie McGehee Antiques, Riderwood, Maryland (accompanied by copy of invoice); Property of a Southern Gentleman

Condition

overall fine condition and in an old finish, minor cracks in top, old break in skirt (one where leg joins and a narrow piece of leg was spliced where it meets the apron), some restorations to foot veneer, stringing and inlay