The Spring Offering of Fine & Decorative Arts
Sat, May 17, 2014 10:00AM EDT - Sun, May 18, 2014 10:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 221
Coastal South Carolina Federal
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
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 |
Figured Mahogany Sideboard
Georgetown area, 1800-1815, figured mahogany veneers, five dovetailed drawers with yellow pine linings, one fitted with cellaret dividers, over two doors with faux tambour facing and open interior, original brasses, 39-1/2 x 69 x 28-3/4 in., cracks, stains and finish distress to top with 4 x 2 in. patch at left edge, cracks, patches, checking and veneer distress to drawer facings, some with blistering and varnish distress, minor losses to beading, underside of top with later bracing. Notes: Chicora Wood Plantation by the following family descent to Ellen Eversman Estate, Flat Rock, North Carolina: Benjamin Allston Jr. , 1766-1809, and wife Charlotte Ann Allston Allston, 1771-1824, (1st cousin) to their son; Robert Francis Withers Allston, 1801-1864, (Governor of South Carolina) and wife Adele Petigru Allston to their son; Benjamin Allston, 1833 ? 1900 and wife Ellen Stanley Robertson Allston, 1842-1895 (Texas) to their daughter; Ellen Allston Eversman (Flat Rock, North Carolina)
Literature: Rauschenberg and Bivins, [The Furniture of Charleston, 1680-1820,] Volume 2, p. 655. Provenance: Chicora Wood Plantation, Georgetown, South Carolina; Private North Carolina Collection
cracks, stains and finish distress to top with 4 x 2 in. patch at left edge, cracks, patches, checking and veneer distress to drawer facings, some with blistering and varnish distress, minor losses to beading, underside of top with later bracing
