Continental, 19th century, walnut throughout inlaid with leaves, vines and exotic birds, two case construction, glazed upper case with adjustable shelves interior, lower case with four long drawers, ball and claw front feet, 79 x 43 x 24 in.
Provenance: By Descent in the Fahnestock and Michalis Families, New York
Collected and enjoyed by three generations of a prominent New York family, the following art and objects were housed in the family residences in the Villard Houses on Madison Avenue, Fahnestock Park in the Hudson Valley, and their Summer house in Garrison, New York. The family enjoyed sailing and collected with that passion in mind, acquiring the Buttersworth paintings and other marine art largely in the 1960s and 1970s. Other fine art and objects from this storied family are also included in this auction.
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By Descent in the Fahnestock and Michalis Families, New York
Collected and enjoyed by three generations of a prominent New York family, the following art and objects were housed in the family residences in the Villard Houses on Madison Avenue, Fahnestock Park in the Hudson Valley, and their Summer house in Garrison, New York. The family enjoyed sailing and collected with that passion in mind, acquiring the Buttersworth paintings and other marine art largely in the 1960s and 1970s. Other fine art and objects from this storied family are also included in this auction.
scattered veneer and inlay shrinkage cracks, losses and repairs, patches at rear foot facings, shrinkage cracks at case sides, some separations at joints, scattered distress at muntins, other scattered patches, repairs, and scattered losses