Sale 1145
| Chicago
| Chicago
Estimate$8,000 – $12,000
Provenance:
M.S. Rau, New Orleans
Literature:
F. Lewis Hinckley, A Directory of Queen Anne, Early Georgian, and Chippendale Furniture, Crown, New York, 1971
Christopher Claxton Stephens and Stewart Wittington, 18th Century English Furniture: The Norman Adams Collection, Antique Collectors Club Ltd., 1983
Huon Mallalieu, The Illustrated History of Antiques, Courage Books, 1993
In overall fine and stable condition. Old scuffs, marks and scratches consistent with age and use. There is an old triangular patch along the right side of the top. There is a loose bit of molding at the base of the kneehole opening, that comes detached, but is retained and easily reapplied. Old loss to the exterior of one of the front feet. Age cracks visible in areas. Appears to retain period hardware. Some of the glue blocks to the rear feet are replaced.
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Corbin Horn
Vice President, Head of Department, European Furniture & Decorative Arts