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Live Auction

Fine Art & Decorative Works, Day 1

Fri, Sep 11, 2015 05:00PM EDT - Sun, Sep 13, 2015 05:00PM EDT
Lot 24

Rare North Carolina Federal Figured

Estimate: $25,000 - $35,000

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
Walnut Cellaret on Stand Roanoke River Basin, 1790-1810, dovetailed box with original dividers for 12 bottles, conforming original stand set with drink slide over a single dovetailed drawer, pierced knee returns on finely tapered legs, yellow pine secondary, 37 x 19 x 15-1/4 in. very good condition overall, top with minor shrinkage cracks and one strip at front (possibly a shrinkage repair or as made), original rear corner brackets, front brackets replaced, brass bail handle replaced (no plugged holes). Notes: Illustrated in John Bivins, [The Furniture of Coastal North Carolina 1700-1820,] catalog No. 6.42, p. 278; documented by MESDA; see research file 3760.. Provenance: By descent in the Connor Family, Rich Square, North Carolina

Condition

very good condition overall, top with minor shrinkage cracks and one strip at front (possibly a shrinkage repair or as made), original rear corner brackets, front brackets replaced, brass bail handle replaced (no plugged holes)