Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Day 2: American, Southern & European Decorative Arts

Sat, Jan 28, 2017 09:00AM EST - Mon, Jan 30, 2017 09:00AM EST
Lot 408

Finely Inlaid George III Mahogany Tea

Estimate: $300 - $500

Bid Increments

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$3,000 $250
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Caddy British, late 18th/early19th century, one with hinged top and oval front with floral inlay, paper-lined interior, 5-1/2 in.. Condition: scratches to top, losses to front right corner. Notes: White background inlay of this type was frequently seen on Charleston furniture of the period and is thought to have been imported from Britain. See Bivins and Rauschenberg, [The Furniture of Charleston, 1690-1820], p. 477 and Fig. NC-11f.. Provenance: Estate Antiques, Charleston, South Carolina; Collection of Anne McPherson and the Late John Bivins, Jr.

Condition

scratches to top, losses to front right corner