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Lot 93
Sale 5449 - American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
May 3, 2022
6:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$800 -
1,200
Lot Description
A collection of fifteen photographs of the collection of Howard Reifsnyder Charles Whitenack (active 1920-1956) and James L. Dillon & Co., Philadelphia, PA, circa 1927-1928
Comprising photographs depicting single items as well as interior scenes with furniture and objects in-situ, most bearing various inscriptions and stamped marks verso, including one photo inscribed, "Business office of Howard Reifsnyder, Philadelphia/ Furnished entirely in American antiques- Photo by Dillon, Philadelphia - (Must be credited)-," and stamped "Good Furniture/ 3479/ Feb 87 1928," another inscribed, "Detail showing vigorous carving of leg and claw-and-ball foot of Chippendale bedstead/ Owned by Howard Reifsnyder of Philadelphia/ Photo by Whitenack, Phila (Must credit)....12/29/27 - Copy to Good Furniture Magazine," and another inscribed, "Henry Ford bought this chest on chest for $26,000."
11 in. x 7 1/2 in. (largest, approx.)