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THE BABBITT FAMILY VERY FINE AND RARE QUEEN ANNE CHERRYWOOD MARBLE-TOP SLAB TABLE, NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, CIRCA 1750
Estimate
60,000 - 120,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- cherrywood, marble
- Height 28 3/4 in. by Width 49 1/2 in. by Depth 25 in.
Appears to retain its original marble slab. Retains a dry surface with a warm reddish color.
Provenance
Descended in the Babbitt family, Wickford, Rhode Island;
Ginsberg and Levy, Inc., New York;
Mr. and Mrs. H.W. Gasque, Palm Beach, Florida.
Ginsberg and Levy, Inc., New York;
Mr. and Mrs. H.W. Gasque, Palm Beach, Florida.
Exhibited
Providence, Rhode Island, Rhode Island Historical Society, The John Brown House Loan Exhibition of Rhode Island Furniture, May 16-June 20, 1965, no. 39.
Literature
Luke Vincent Lockwood, Colonial Furniture in America, 3rd ed., 2 vols. (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926), vol. 1, pp. 189–190, fig. 197.
Ginsburg and Levy advertisement, The Magazine Antiques 40, no. 3 (September 1941): 135.
Joseph K. Ott, The John Brown House Loan Exhibition of Rhode Island Furniture,(Providence: The Rhode Island Historical Society, 1965), p. 50–51, no. 39.
Ginsburg and Levy advertisement, The Magazine Antiques 40, no. 3 (September 1941): 135.
Joseph K. Ott, The John Brown House Loan Exhibition of Rhode Island Furniture,(Providence: The Rhode Island Historical Society, 1965), p. 50–51, no. 39.
Condition
Overall good condition, vertical glue blocks replaced.
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 table is identified as RIF3061 in the Yale University Art Gallery's Rhode Island Furniture Archive.