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Premier Auction - Session II

Sat, Mar 26, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 846

Fine Chippendale Mahogany Parcel Gilt Mirror

Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000

Bid Increments

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$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

American or British, possibly Philadelphia, circa 1760, scrolled parcel gilt pediment with leaf and rosette terminals, carved and gilt phoenix cartouche, leaf, flower, and fruit streamers, centering a two part mirror plate, pine secondary, 77-1/4 x 29-1/2 in.

Note: See Elizabeth Stillinger, American Antiques: The Hennage Collection, pg. 46.

Provenance: Joe Kindig Jr. & Son, York, purchased 1986; Bequest of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Hennage; Property Deaccessioned by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation from the Joseph and June Hennage Collection; all proceeds to benefit the Joseph and June Hennage Collection Acquisition Fund

Condition

typical scattered veneer cracks and minor repairs, minor losses and repairs at some leaf tips, scattered minor flaking to gilding, phoenix regilt and with later attachment screw, streamers resurfaced and possibly restored (see CW file notes), distress to silvering on mirror plates (plates probably replaced), glue repair at phoenix tail

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