Lot 76
  • 76

A Fine and Rare William and Mary Ebonized and Burl Walnut-Veneered Dressing Table, Massachusetts circa 1715

Estimate
30,000 - 100,000 USD
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Description

  • height 29 1/2 in.; width 33 in.; depth 22 in.
Appears to retain its original hardware.

Provenance

The Hunter Lynd Estate, Newburyport, Massachusetts

Exhibited

Charlottesville, Virginia, University of Virginia Art Museum, A Jeffersonian Ideal: Selections from the Dr. and Mrs. Henry C. Landon III Collection of American Fine and Decorative Arts, August-November 2005

Literature

A Jeffersonian Ideal: Selections from the Dr. and Mrs. Henry C. Landon III Collection of American Fine and Decorative Arts. Charlottesville, VA: The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia, 2005, pp. 80-81

Condition

Ash burl veneer not walnut, hardware replaced, proper right corner of top warped and lifting off of case sides. Missing one interior drawer runner. Drops restored.
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