Vander Sande Collection | Session I | March 12, 2025
Wed, Mar 12, 2025 10:00AM EDT
Lot 539
Rare New England Pilgrim Century Oak Court Cupboard
Estimate: $5,000 - $8,000
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 |
possibly John Taylor shop, Harvard College, circa 1680, the top with three carved panels with initials "IMB", two case construction, the upper section with two paneled doors, lower section with single long drawer with false double front over a central paneled door, ebonized bosses and split turnings throughout, 57-3/4 x 47-1/2 x 20-1/2 in.
Provenance: Collection of John B. and Marie-Teresa Vander Sande, Newbury, Massachusetts
Note: A very closely related court cupboard is in the collections of the Concord Museum. For this and other examples, see Trent and Podmaniczky, "An Early Cupboard Fragment From the Harvard College Joinery Tradition" in American Furniture, 2002.
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Collection of John B. and Marie-Teresa Vander Sande, Newbury, Massachusetts
restorations and repairs including replaced top and most or all applied bosses and spindles, backboards replaced, large ebonized turnings resurfaced or restored, other scattered restorations including some door framing, rear feet ended out (see blacklight images)
