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Premier Auction - Session II

Sat, Mar 26, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1111

Very Rare Charleston Federal Mahogany Pembroke Table

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

South Carolina, 1785-1800, oval top with drop leaves, fan, bellflower and line inlaid tapered legs, single dovetailed bowfront drawer, probably original brass pulls, false drawer at back, 28-1/2 x 22 x 30 in.

Note: Illustrated in Milby Burton, Charleston Furniture 1700-1825, figure 103. For other related Charleston pembroke tables including an example with fan and bellflower inlay, see Rauschenberg and Bivins, Jr., Furniture of Charleston 1680-1820, pp. 671-673.

Provenance: Collection of Simons Vander horst Waring, Charleston; Louisa Waring Moore, Charleston; Kathlene Kimmel Young, Charleston: Golden & Associate Antiques, Charleston, purchased 2005 (accompanied by receipt for $40,000); Property from an Important Charleston Collection

Condition

very good condition overall, top with diamond patch and minor crack, some shrinkage (leaves slightly sprung), typical minor repairs at rule joints, minor wear and stains with some very small inlay losses