Sale 6355
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
Estimate$600 – $800
Provenance:
From the Tullie Smith House Collection, Atlanta, Georgia (accession no. 1983.226.M14),
Retaining tag inscribed, "Harvey Smith furniture from Tullie House Parlor.",
Property from Atlanta History Center, Sold to Benefit the Care and Preservation of the Collections.
Note:
The Tullie Smith House, named after its last private owner, was originally built by Robert H. Smith in 1833. It was moved to the grounds of the Atlanta History Center in 1969, where it stands today.
with wonderful graining to wood throughout, the surface having a nice even finish; presents really well overall; solid and sturdy, the drawers mostly gliding easily; the front two feet with some old repairs and patches, the left-facing front foot with a loss along bottom left edge, and with a visible old split along front, the right-facing foot with a small loss along right bottom edge; with some minor occasional age cracks, including to top edges, side panels, and to drawer fronts, with slight occasional puckering to some veneer; some of the cockbeaded moldings along drawer faces with some patches, and losses, also with some occasional nail repairs or reinforcements, a couple moldings slightly loose to top-most drawer; pulls are old, and possibly original, with no signs of additional screw holes; the back feet and sides with some later glue blocks, some of which are screwed in place; backboards with expected wear commensurate with age and use, one small area of loss along top middle board
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Lynda Cain
VP, Head of Department, American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts