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Premier Auction - Session II

Sat, Mar 26, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 858

Philadelphia Chippendale Dish Top Candlestand

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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

Pennsylvania, 1760-1790, highly figured dish top tilting on birdcage support, compressed ball standard, tripod base with slipper feet, 28-3/4 x 22-1/2 x 22-3/4 in.

Provenance: Lewis G. Myers, purchased 1930; Property Deaccessioned by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Williamsburg, Virginia; all proceeds to benefit the Collections Acquisitions Fund

Condition

very good condition overall, one edge of top with lamination (probably as made), some other roughness and minor cracks at top molding, original iron spider, no leg repairs found, traces of early surface, one minor leg crack at joint to pedestal, other typical light wear including at feet