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A FINE AND RARE FEDERAL INLAID AND FIGURED MAHOGANY SERVING TABLE, NORTH SHORE, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1800
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description
- mahogany
- height 32 1/2 in.; width 36 in.; depth 18 1/4 in.
- 82.6 cm; 91.4 cm; 46.4 cm
retains historic dark rich surface, and appears to retain its original hardware. The bowed front flanked by serpentine sides, the bowed center with one bow-front drawer with crossbanded border, inlaid shield-shaped escutcheon and original brass knobs, the apron has an inlaid border, the top of conforming shape with a checkered inlaid edge, the square legs tapered with line inlay and surmounted by rectangular maple or birch plinths with inlaid borders.
Provenance
Israel Sack, Inc., New York, October 1997, P6559
Exhibited
Seattle, WA, Seattle Art Museum, An American Sampler: A Selection from the Local Collection of Ruth J. Nutt, May 18, 2002 - May 16, 2004
Literature
Israel Sack Inc., (New York: Israel Sack Inc., 1996), p. 22
Condition
Paper jelly label affixed to back rail inscribed Richmond Page; secondary woods are white pine and poplar; proper left rear leg cracked and repinned; central medial brace on underside of top lacking.
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.