Historic Iris Court Sale | May 28, 2025
Wed, May 28, 2025 10:00AM EDT
Lot 101
Federal Inlaid and Figured Mahogany and Maple Sideboard
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000
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 |
Boston, circa 1805, attributed to the school of John and/or Thomas Seymour, 43-1/4 x 56-3/4 x 25-1/2 in.
Provenance: John Chickering (1744-1807) of Charlestown, Massachusetts; his son John Chickering (1784-1840); his nephew Arthur Webster Tufts (1828-1892); his wife Anne Hooker Tufts; their niece Laura Capron Keith (1862-1946); her daughter Annie Hooker Keith (1895-1969); Laura Capon Beckvold; Virginia F. White Interiors, Atlanta, Georgia, January 1985 (accompanied by copy of receipt for $46,500); The Furnishings from Historic Iris Court: An Important Edward Vason Jones Interior
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John Chickering (1744-1807) of Charlestown, Massachusetts; his son John Chickering (1784-1840); his nephew Arthur Webster Tufts (1828-1892); his wife Anne Hooker Tufts; their niece Laura Capron Keith (1862-1946); her daughter Annie Hooker Keith (1895-1969); Laura Capon Beckvold; Virginia F. White Interiors, Atlanta, Georgia, January 1985 (accompanied by copy of receipt for $46,500); The Furnishings from Historic Iris Court: An Important Edward Vason Jones Interior
brasses replaced with some associated color retouch, both doors with horizontal shrinkage cracks to veneers commensurate with age, proper left front turret with circular central patch disguising plug for later screw securing leg, proper left side of case with ~16 in. horizontal shrinkage crack, bottom edge banding on case with lower edge cracked and with losses commensurate with age and use, central crack at front of bottom central rail, with diagonal crack in veneer visible beneath central inlaid column, one drawer runner detached from case and loose in drawer
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