Historic Iris Court Sale | May 28, 2025
Wed, May 28, 2025 10:00AM EDT
Lot 108
Very Fine and Rare Federal Inlaid and Figured Mahogany and Rosewood Sideboard
Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000
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, circa 1810, attributed to John Seymour (1738-1818) and/or Thomas Seymour (1771-1848), with ivory key hole escutcheons, white pine and mahogany secondary, appears to retain its original cast brass stamped "HJ" for Hands and Jenkins, together with four early 19th century hand blown rectangular engraved glass bottles, 42-1/2 x 71-1/4 x 27-1/4 in.
Provenance: Descended in the Pratt Family of Roxbury and Dedham, Massachusetts; Bernard & S. Dean Levy, Inc., New York; Virginia F. White Interiors, Atlanta, Georgia, October 1984, (accompanied by copy of receipt for $28,500); The Furnishings from Historic Iris Court: An Important Edward Vason Jones Interior
Note: This sideboard was illustrated in Bernard & S. Dean Levy, Inc., Distinguished American and English Antiques, vol. 3, p. 49.
A related sideboard owned by Richard Crowninshield Derby of Salem, Massachusetts, is illustrated in Robert Mussey, The Furniture Masterworks of John & Thomas Seymour, catalog no. 40.
This lot contains animal or plant material that may be restricted under federal, state and/or local law. Prospective bidders should check all applicable government wildlife restrictions prior to placing a bid. The buyer is solely responsible for obtaining any necessary licenses or permits from federal, state and/or local authorities applicable to their purchase or transport of the object. Please note that bidders in New Jersey may not bid on any lots containing elephant ivory, mammoth ivory, or rhinoceros horn.
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Descended in the Pratt Family of Roxbury and Dedham, Massachusetts; Bernard & S. Dean Levy, Inc., New York; Virginia F. White Interiors, Atlanta, Georgia, October 1984, (accompanied by copy of receipt for $28,500); The Furnishings from Historic Iris Court: An Important Edward Vason Jones Interior
good overall condition, shrinkage cracks to veneer on doors and to top, with two keys and one loose glue block, minor patching to string inlay and corners of drawers, wear commensurate with age and use
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