American & Southern Auction | October 16, 2024
Wed, Oct 16, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Lot 596
Rare North Carolina Federal Bellflower and Light Wood Inlaid Walnut Sideboard
Estimate: $15,000 - $25,000
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 |
Fayetteville, 1800-1820, walnut case dramatically inlaid with bellflower chains, light wood lozenges and line inlay, two dovetailed drawers flanked by four doors, yellow pine secondary woods, probably original brass pulls, 37-1/4 x 58-1/4 x 20-3/4 in.
Provenance: Estate Antiques, Charleston, South Carolina; Property from Historic Dean Hall Plantation, South Carolina
Note: This impressive sideboard is from a small group of examples documented to the Fayetteville, North Carolina area. Closely related examples have been recorded by MESDA and several are illustrated in John Bivens, Jr. The Furniture of Coastal North Carolina, 1700-1820, see pages 438-441. MESDA research file McG32-2 is particularly closely related. The example offered here is slightly more diminutive and not as tall as some of those documented examples, but there is no indication of any height reduction to the legs, suggesting that this was perhaps a custom order. Most of the examples that are of taller form have an additional tier of drawers under the cabinet doors. The shallower case on this example gives it a particularly light feeling and pleasing proportions.
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Estate Antiques, Charleston, South Carolina; Property from Historic Dean Hall Plantation, South Carolina
good condition and integrity overall, original top has been reset with later applied strip at back of case to secure it, one rear leg tipped out approximately 2 in., leg also has an added spline at joint with case, minor cracks, distress, and staining at foot bottoms with some corrosion and other distress, some stains at left door panel, two doors with narrow strip patches at hinges, other typical minor scattered repairs and flaws
