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A MARBLE TOP GOTHIC REVIVAL MAHOGANY Liquor cabinet, SIGNED BY ANTHONY QUERVELLE, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, CIRCA 1835-40
Estimate
5,000 - 10,000 USD
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Description
- Height 37 1/2 in. by Width 33 3/4 in. by Depth 18 in.
The underside of the marble top with maker's stamp: ANTHON G. QUERVELLE / CABINET & SOFA / Manufactory / 120 S 2 D Street / PHILADA.
Literature
Katherine S. Howe and David B. Warren, The Gothic Revival Style in America, 1830-1870, Houston, Museum of Fine Arts, 1976, p. 47.
Condition
Overall good condition; original marble top with stamp to the underside; back proper left corner with large chip to the underside and with small 1/4 inch diameter chip to the back corner of top edge; proper left side as well as front with small chips to lower molding of frieze; the central frieze with a chip to the veneer and with minor lifting; tops of the scrolled plinth on either side with small chips to the veneer to back edge and with some age cracks and minor lifting; some minor nicks ands scratches to the extremities.
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
A cabinet with similar arches and mirrored door with Quervelle’s label, sold Neal Auctions, New Orleans, September 9, 2012, p. 149, lot 793; another Philadelphia Sleigh Bedstead in a Wilmington Delaware Private collection, has similar incised arches on the pedestals of the scrolled ends. Another Philadelphia example with gothic tracery is published in Harry Mack Truax II and Robert F. Trent, ‘Vaulting Ambition, Gothic Revival in Philadelphia, 1830-1860’, Philadelphia Antique Show, 2005, p. 110, fig. 27. Cabinets of this form were exported in large quantities to the American South where they are colloquially known as ‘mint julep cabinets’ or ‘ham cabinets’.