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Premier Auction - Session II

Sat, Sep 11, 2021 09:00AM EDT
Lot 833

Fine Rare Charleston Mahogany Dressing Table

Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000

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

South Carolina, 1735-1750, composed of extremely dense figured mahogany, single board top with molded edges, above three dovetailed drawers set with batwing brasses, turned legs with carved stylized leaf form knees and pad feet,ÿappears to retain original brasses and locks, cypress secondary by microanalysis, 29 x 30 x 19 in.; Note: Dressing tables of closely related form are illustrated in Rauschenberg and Bivins Jr., The Furniture of Charleston, 1680-1820, vol. I, pg. 240-243. The example offered here is a unique survival in that the drawer arrangement differs from its known counterparts.

Condition

excellent condition throughout, minor chip at one rear foot, crack and small area of loss at top of one front stile at joint with top, patch and repair at skirt, minor cracks and losses to thin mahogany boards at knee hole, minor stains and finish wear with some scratches at top, one lock is missing, top reset with one later brace at underside, face patch at left side of long drawer