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Premier Auction - Session II

Sat, Apr 10, 2021 09:00AM EDT
Lot 955

Fine Tennessee Federal Cherry Sideboard

Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000

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
possibly middle Tennessee, 1810-1825, seven dovetailed drawers with probably original brass pulls and four doors, highly figured veneers, dovetailed construction with poplar secondary, on turned legs, 43 x 76-3/4 x 24 in.Note: This sideboard is documented by MESDA (see file S-11576) and is illustrated in Harsh and Williams, The Art and Mystery of Tennessee Furniture, catalog no. 167.  - Provenance: purchased in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, from the Edward Carmack Estate; Private Collection, Nashville, Tennessee

Condition

very good condition overall, drawers probably with original brasses (driven through, not removed), cracks, stains, and wear throughout, wear and distress to brasses, doors formerly fitted with brasses now removed, typical veneer cracks and distress, especially to doors, break and repair at one rear leg, some drawers with nailed construction at back (as made), some veneer flaws with areas of infill, other distress
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