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Day 1: Fine Art & Decorative Works

Thu, Jul 16, 2015 05:00PM EDT - Fri, Jul 17, 2015 05:00PM EDT
Lot 43

Rare Charleston Chippendale Figured

Estimate: $4,000 - $7,000

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
Mahogany Breakfast Table South Carolina, 1770-1780, breakfast or Pembroke table, shaped top and leaves with highly figured veneers, single dovetailed drawer, yellow pine and ash secondary, molded square legs set with original brass casters and replaced pierced cross-stretchers, 29-1/4 x 20-1/2 x 27-1/2 in., opens to 37-1/2 in., stretchers replaced in original mortise holes, brass drawer pull replaced, scattered veneer patches and repairs including two patches to top, other veneer checking, underside of top with checking and some later stain, some surface fading, other scattered cracks and flaws. Notes: Literature: Illustrated in Rauschenberg and Bivins, The Furniture of Charleston 1680-1820. Provenance: MESDA files record a history of descent in the Waring family of Beaufort, South Carolina; Property from a South Carolina Collector

Condition

stretchers replaced in original mortise holes, brass drawer pull replaced, scattered veneer patches and repairs including two patches to top, other veneer checking, underside of top with checking and some later stain, some surface fading, other scattered cracks and flaws

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