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Lot 1208

Charleston Federal Mahogany Two Drawer Stand

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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South Carolina, circa 1815-20, figured single board top, two dovetailed drawers, turned legs with brass toe cups, poplar and white pine secondary, 28-1/2 x 21 x 17 in.ÿNote: For a closely related example see MESDA File SC-12-112. Elizabeth "Libby" Williams (1927-2017) was a direct descendent of George Walton Williams, successful merchant, blockade runner and banker, and builder of the Calhoun mansion (1875-1878), Charleston, South Carolina. The family moved to Legare Street and Miss Libby and her twin sister lived most of their lives there., Provenance: Private Charleston Collection

Condition

stains to top, typical minor veneer patch, typical minor warping and cracks, drawer bottoms rechamfered and possibly restored, brass toe cups are casters lacking wheels
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