Day 2: American, Southern & European Decorative Arts
Sat, Jan 28, 2017 09:00AM EST - Mon, Jan 30, 2017 09:00AM EST
Live Auction
Lot 361
Very Rare Tennessee Federal Inlaid
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000
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 |
attributed to Washington County, Tennessee, 1800-1810, dovetailed drawers, poplar secondary, with trailing leaf and vine oval patera and barberpole inlay at base, traces of polychroming, flanked by chamfered corners, ogee bracket feet, 38 x 44 x 18-1/2 in.. Condition: replaced feet and brasses, typical scattered surface wear, stains, abrasions and finish losses, some patches and repairs at base of chamfered corners and at one lower case side, minor patch to top left drawer and top drawer blade. Notes: Illustrated in “Fans, Fish, and Tassels: Idiosyncratic Inlaid Furniture of Northeastern Tennessee”, by Anne S. McPherson. Examples from this distinctive group are in the collections of the Speed Museum, the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts, and Winterthur Museum.. Provenance: Leland Little Auctions, June 19, 2010; Collection of Anne McPherson and the Late John Bivins, Jr.
replaced feet and brasses, typical scattered surface wear, stains, abrasions and finish losses, some patches and repairs at base of chamfered corners and at one lower case side, minor patch to top left drawer and top drawer blade
