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Premier Auction - Session II - September 16, 2023

Sat, Sep 16, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1084

Fine Philadelphia Federal Mahogany Two Pedestal Dining Table

Estimate: $12,000 - $18,000

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

circa 1800-1810, attributed to Henry Connelly, figured top, tilting demilune ends, pedestals with bulbous turned standard and acanthine carved saber legs with finely cast foliate brass cuffs, casters, mellow finish, underside with remnants of old paper label, later antique extension leaf and central reeded support legs, 29-3/4 x 98-1/2 x 48 in., 121-1/2 in. with leaf

Provenance: The Brown Family, Germantown, Pennsylvania; Israel Sack, Inc., New York; Christie's, New York, January 17, 2003, lot 383, sold for $77,675; The Levison & Cullen Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia, 2003; Private Collection, Charleston, South Carolina

Condition

in a fine state of preservation overall, top with wear, dark marks, and some small shrinkages, pedestal plinths with spanning thin cracks (some filled some time ago), one pedestal plinth with repaired edge, brass catches under table tops are replaced, pedestals with shrinkages and minor thin cracks, nicks and abrasions, original brass cuffs and casters overall in fine condition with minor cleaning residue, one brass cuff with small repair and later screw to underside and somewhat loose caster, additional leaf lacking two clips

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The Brown Family, Germantown, Pennsylvania; Israel Sack, Inc., New York; Christie's, New York, January 17, 2003, lot 383, sold for $77,675; The Levison & Cullen Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia, 2003; Private Collection, Charleston, South Carolina