American & Southern | March 13, 2025
Thu, Mar 13, 2025 10:00AM EDT
Lot 1239
MESDA Documented Alexander Evins South Carolina Federal Inlaid Walnut Corner Cupboard
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
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 |
Spartanburg County, 1795 to 1810, single case construction, walnut with light wood inlay, lower door panels with inlaid initials "AE" distinctive applied and inlaid pediment applique, yellow pine secondary, cut nail construction, 103 x 55 x 27 in.
Provenance: The MESDA file records that this cupboard was "made for and descended in the Alexander Evins, a Revolutionary War figure who migrated to Spartanburg County, South Carolina after the war. He's buried at Nazareth Church Cemetery, Spartanburg County. The owner's grandfather married the granddaughter of Alexander Evins in 1861." Cupboard is accompanied by several letters from the Evins family regarding the corner cupboard and its provenance.; sold by Alan Christopher Antiques, February, 2019, accompanied by copy of receipt for $16,050; Private South Carolina Collection
Note: Recorded by MESDA, file SEN-10918
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The MESDA file records that this cupboard was "made for and descended in the Alexander Evins, a Revolutionary War figure who migrated to Spartanburg County, South Carolina after the war. He's buried at Nazareth Church Cemetery, Spartanburg County. The owner's grandfather married the granddaughter of Alexander Evins in 1861." Cupboard is accompanied by several letters from the Evins family regarding the corner cupboard and its provenance.; sold by Alan Christopher Antiques, February, 2019, accompanied by copy of receipt for $16,050; Private South Carolina Collection
very good condition, undisturbed backboards with cut nails, appears to retain some of its original glass panes, original feet with scattered patches and repairs (rear foot replaced but original foot accompanies the lot), repair at center of lower molding, scattered minor patches to door frames, other typical minor cracks and surface flaws
