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A GEORGE III HAREWOOD, SYCAMORE AND MARQUETRY BOOKCASE, CIRCA 1790 |
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- height 108 in., width 57 in., depth 17 1/2 in.
- 274.3 cm, 144.8 cm, 44.5 cm
bearing a typewritten label on the back This large inlaid cabinet with glass front (one of a pair) loaned by me to the Pennsylvania Museum of Art is part of the inventoried contents of my residence Whitemarsh Hall, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia and belongs in the Second Floor Hall and signed E. T. Stotesbury
Provenance
Edward T. Stotesbury (1849-1938), Whitemarsh Hall, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania
Condition
In good restored condition. Restored splits down sides and cupboard doors. Scattered patches and infill to marquetry and veneers throughout. Fretwork on cresting 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
The prominent Philadelphia banker Edward Stotesbury was one of the wealthiest men in America in the early 20th century, and an important benefactor of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. In 1916 he and his second wife Eva Roberts Cromwell commissioned the architect Horace Trumbauer to build Whitemarsh Hall, a palatial residence which was the third largest house in the US at the time and referred to as the 'American Versailles' because of its extensive French-style gardens laid out by Jacques Gréber. The house was furnished by Duveen and decorated by White, Allom & Co. of London and Alavoine of Paris. After Stotesbury's death in 1938, his widow sold the property, and it gradually fell into disrepair and was finally demolished in 1980.