Lot 687

MESDA Documented Charleston Queen Anne Brass Inlaid Mahogany Dressing Table

Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000

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South Carolina, circa 1735-1745, molded top with later brass inlaid leaf and berry motif attributed to William J. O' Hagen and likely added in the late 19th/early 20th century, single drawer, shaped skirt, tapered legs, pad feet, cypress secondary wood throughout, 27-1/2 x 31 x 19-3/4 in.

Provenance: Descended from Governor Thomas R. Bennett, in office 1820-1822, and the Smythe Family of Charleston, South Carolina; From a Prominent Charleston, South Carolina Family

Note: This table is illustrated in The Furniture of Charleston, 1680-1820, by Rauschenberg and Bivens, Vol. I, pg. 233, fig. CT-2 and documented by the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts: mesda.org/item/object/table-dressing/12461/. 

Condition

later inlay as noted, replaced brasses, top has been reset, some repairs and thin cracks at leg joints, replaced knee returns and blocks, one interior board with fraying, two feet are tipped, one foot with reattachment, another foot with patch repair, some resurfacing, scattered abrasions and marks, other wear as expected

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Descended from Governor Thomas R. Bennett, in office 1820-1822, and the Smythe Family of Charleston, South Carolina; From a Prominent Charleston, South Carolina Family