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RARE SHAKER PINE MEETING HOUSE TRESTLE TABLE, MAINE, CIRCA 1840 |
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
- Height 28 1/2 in. by Length 72 in. by Depth 32 in.
Provenance
Shaker/Americana Auction, Portland, Maine, June 26, 1981, lot 85
Condition
Wear, discoloration and minor losses to edges commensurate with age and use. There are a few circular patches to the three-board top intended to conceal knots in the wood.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
This pine meeting-house table likely served an early 19th century prototype for tables made by Brother Delmer C. Wilson (1873-1961) at the Shaker village in Sabbathday Lake, Maine in 1925. A table made by Brother Wilson that is very similar to this one is pictured in the dining room of the Church family dwelling house at Sabbathday Lake.1 The dining room is located in the lower rear of the 1883-1884 dwelling and the family ate its first meal there on Thanksgiving Day in 1884.
The present example was originally in the downstairs kitchen of the Trustees House at Sabbathday Lake. It was purchased from Eldress Prudence Stickney in 1933. 1 See Timothy Rieman and Jean Burks, The Encyclopedia of Shaker Furniture (Atglen, PA” Schiffer Publishing, 2003): p. 490, fig. 777.
The present example was originally in the downstairs kitchen of the Trustees House at Sabbathday Lake. It was purchased from Eldress Prudence Stickney in 1933. 1 See Timothy Rieman and Jean Burks, The Encyclopedia of Shaker Furniture (Atglen, PA” Schiffer Publishing, 2003): p. 490, fig. 777.