Premier Auction - Session II - November 18, 2023 | Lot 1008-1473
Sat, Nov 18, 2023 09:00AM EST
Live Auction
Lot 1415
Important MESDA Documented North Carolina Federal Inlaid Sideboard
Estimate: $40,000 - $60,000
Sold for
$26,000
Sold Price excludes BP
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 |
William Little, Sneedsboro, Anson County, North Carolina, 1800-1810, impressive form with stepped top in the Scottish style, figured mahogany veneers with light wood inlays, cellarette drawer with false double front, three additional drawers and two doors set with their original brass hardware, bellflower chain inlaid tapered legs, yellow pine secondary throughout, MESDA file S-11697, 45-1/4 x 67-3/4 x 25-1/4 in.
Provenance: Nell Saunders Graydon (1893-1986), Pineville, North Carolina; to son Frank Graydon (1923-2012), Edisto Island, South Carolina; donated to The Charleston Museum in 2003; An Important Southern Institution
Note: A highly sophisticated sideboard produced in eastern North Carolina, this example is mentioned in footnote 17 on page 74 of The Furniture of Charleston, 1680 to 1820. A fully developed form retaining its original brasses, this sideboard ranks among the most important of William Little's known works.
Condition
very good condition and integrity overall, original brasses, some minor water damage at foot bottoms with associated minor repairs (none of the legs are ended out), cellarette drawer with large veneer patch, other scattered veneer patches and repairs, top left drawer with a patch at back of facing, loss and retouch at one bellflower, other scattered typical minor repairs, shrinkage cracks and surface flaws
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Nell Saunders Graydon (1893-1986), Pineville, North Carolina; to son Frank Graydon (1923-2012), Edisto Island, South Carolina; donated to The Charleston Museum in 2003; An Important Southern Institution
