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THE MOTTLEY FAMILY VERY FINE QUEEN ANNE CARVED WALNUT DRESSING TABLE, SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1760
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description
- walnut
- height 29 1/4 in.; width 33 1/4 in.; depth 20 1/4 in.
- 74.3 cm; 84.5 cm; 51.4 cm
Appears to retain its original hardware. With rectangular molded edged top; case section consisting of one long shallow upper drawer surmounting scallop shell-carved deep central drawer flanked by two deep end drawers, the drawers with molded edges; the skirt has flattened arched sides with three frontal flattened arches, the central arch recessed; the two front apron pendants have two turned drop finials; the four cabriole shaped legs terminate in pad feet.
Provenance
George S. Mottley, Lowell, MA
Descended in the Mottley family of Massachusetts
Israel Sack, Inc., New York, August 1978
Descended in the Mottley family of Massachusetts
Israel Sack, Inc., New York, August 1978
Literature
American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, Vol. 6., (Washington, DC: Highland House Publishers, Inc., 1979), p. 1539, no. P4587
Condition
Proper left drop replaced, proper right drop appears to be original, secondary wood is white pine. Overall excellent condition.
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 dressing table comes from the same collection as the signed Benjamin Frothingham high chest and dressing table in Winterthur Museum (see Nancy Richards and Nancy Goyne Evans, New England Furniture at Winterthur: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, (Winterthur, DE: Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, 1997), pp. 313-8, nos. 163-4.) The Sack firm stated in American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection that it was "one of the finest New England Queen Anne lowboys we have had the privilege to offer."