Historic Iris Court Sale | May 28, 2025
Wed, May 28, 2025 10:00AM EDT
Lot 28
Important Classical Carved, Figured, and Parcel Gilt Mahogany Breakfront
Estimate: $60,000 - $90,000
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 |
New York, circa 1815, attributed to Duncan Phyfe (1768-1854), composed of six separate sections, appears to retain its original cast brass lion's head pulls, poplar and white pine secondary, paw feet, electrified, 108 x 71 x 21-1/2 in.
Provenance: Virginia F. White Interiors, Atlanta, Georgia, July 1984 (accompanied by copy of receipt for $115,000); The Furnishings from Historic Iris Court: An Important Edward Vason Jones Interior
Note: One other related secretary bookcase (that descended in the Telfair family of Savannah, Georgia) has a related open arched pediment and is illustrated in Peter M. Kenny, Michael K. Brown, Frances F. Bretter, and Matthew A. Thurlow, Duncan Phyfe: Master Cabinetmaker in New York, (New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2011) pp. 124-5, fig. 155.
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Virginia F. White Interiors, Atlanta, Georgia, July 1984 (accompanied by copy of receipt for $115,000); The Furnishings from Historic Iris Court: An Important Edward Vason Jones Interior
electrical elements not tested for functionality, vert antique decoration on front legs has possibly been refreshed?, strips under shelves are later additions (to disguise wiring), drawers numbered in graphite at backs, one door with break and repair at hinge attachment, six keys and seven screws, proper left inside rear leg spliced 17-1/2 x 4 in., patches and repairs to finial, wear commensurate with age and use
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