Important Historic Americana | October 17, 2024
Thu, Oct 17, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Lot 1109
Fine Philadelphia Chippendale Carved Mahogany Pie Crust Table
Estimate: $40,000 - $60,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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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 |
attributed to the Wilkinson/Harding School, 1745-1755, figured single board mahogany top with pie crust molding, tilting on a birdcage support above an inverted baluster turned support, on boldly formed leaf carved legs, with ball and claw feet, 27-1/2 x 29-3/4 x 30-1/8 in.
Provenance: Alan Miller; Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey
Note: Tea tables with inverted baluster pillars were popular in Philadelphia from the mid-1740s through the mid-1750s. This example is one of several by the same turner, the most elaborate of which have carving associated with Brian Wilkinson and Samuel Harding, the leading carvers of that period. Both were selected to provide architectural carving for the Pennsylvania State House, the most important public edifice built in Philadelphia during the eighteenth century (Luke Beckerdite, "Brian Wilkinson, Samuel Harding, and Philadelphia Carving in the Early Georgian Style," American Furniture, edited by Luke Beckerdite [Haverton, PA: Casemate/Oxbow Books, 2021], pp. 123-36. A table nearly identical to this example sold for $97,600 at Pook & Pook Auctions in 2019 (https://www.antiquesandthearts.com/early-philadelphia-chippendale-tea-table-leads-pook-pook-sale/)).
Condition
excellent condition overall, top with one very small knot patch, original iron spider, scattered typical very minor shrinkage cracks and surface flaws; conservation work performed by Alan Miller
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Alan Miller; Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey
excellent condition overall, top with one very small knot patch, original iron spider, scattered typical very minor shrinkage cracks and surface flaws
