Lot 775
  • 775

Very Fine and Rare Queen Anne Carved Mahogany Dish-Top Candlestand, Salem, Massachusetts, Circa 1755

Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description

  • mahogany
  • Height 24 1/2 in. by Width 17 7/8 in. by Depth 17 3/4 in.
retains a dark rich dark historic surface.

Provenance

Baldwin's Book Barn, West Chester, Pennsylvania;
Robert Trent and Dana Guarnera, Wilmington, Delaware.

Condition

Overall fine condition. Wear commensurate with age and use. Secondary wood: white pine;
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.
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Catalogue Note

The standard of this candlestand relates directly to staircase balusters found in lavish mid-eightenth century Essex County, Massachusetts homes. Several other tables with related standard have been published (see American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, vol. 5, (Washington, DC: Highland House Publishers Inc., 1974), p. 1251, no. P4095 for a nearly identical stand, Nancy E. Richards and Nancy Goyne Evans, New England Furniture at Winterthur: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, (Winterthur, DE: Winterthur Museum, distributed by University Press of New England, 1997), p. 293, no. 155 for a closely related fire screen, and American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, vol. 7, (Washington, DC: Highland House Publishers Inc., 1983), p. 1722, no. P4952 for a realted tilt-top tea table.)