Lot 7
  • 7

The Ten Eyck Family Chippendale Parcel-Gilt and Mahogany Large Looking Glass circa 1775

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description

  • height 5 ft. 5 1/4 in.; width 25 in.
  • 165.7 cm; 63.5 cm

Provenance

Descended in the Ten Eyck family, of Albany, New York, in the following manner:

Anne Ten Eyck, married to Mathew Vischer, Captain of the Albany Militia during the Revolution, Albany, New York

Israel Sack, Inc., New York

Literature

American Antiques from the Israel Sack Collection, Vol. V, p. 1178, fig. P4169

Condition

parcel gilt has been refreshed and it has replaced back boards; two later vertical blocks added to crest to stabilize
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