Lot 129

Rare Signed Boston Classical Sewing Table

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

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
Boston, Massachusetts, 1820-1830, top drawer with stenciled label "Rufus Pierce Furniture Ware-House No. 17 Market St. Boston", highly figured veneers, top with two drop leaves over twoÿfitted drawers and a bag drawer frame, trestle form base with leaf and rosette lyre form supports, on leaf carved front legs with brass casters, 28-1/2 x 19 x 19 in.; 35-1/2 in. (open); Provenance: Israel Sack, New York, purchased April 1969 for $2,400 (accompanied by original receipt); The Estate of William N. Banks, Jr., Newnan, Georgia

Condition

breaks and poorly executed glue repairs at joints of front legs to trestle, lacking fabric bag, one minor banding loss between drawers, some small molding losses at bases