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Premier Auction - Session II

Sat, Sep 17, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1275

Chippendale Carved Mahogany Pie Crust Tea Table

Estimate: $500 - $700

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$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

possibly Massachusetts, circa 1770, pie crust top over fluted and leaf carved support, leaf carved knees on egg and paw feet, 28-1/4 x 31-3/4 x 32-1/2 in.

Note: A very closely related tea table with a Massachusetts attribution is in the collections of Winterthur.

Provenance: Private Collection, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Condition

break and repair at one batten (batten reset but original to the table), later 1/2 inch risers, extensive stains, finish losses, and abrasions to top, pie crust molding generally intact with one small chip and loss, top with some plugged holes, batten screws coming through, top now fixed (no longer tilts), lacking catch, one foot restored and with later metal brace at back

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