Property from the Collection of Vance Peacock and Darren Bryenton, Savannah, Georgia
The Josiah Beardsley Queen Anne Tilt-Top Tea Table, possibly Southington, Connecticut, circa 1785
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January 25, 09:33 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
cherrywood
height 28 in. by diameter 31 in.
a label affixed to the birdcage inscribed This table belonged to Josiah Beardsley- Born 1807 and son of Eli Beardsley/ Born 1779/ and Lucy Grover./ Josiah Beardsley married Rebecca Ann Mallory in 1828 (great, great, great Aunt of and Uncle to Larry, Betty Lou, Wayne and Gary Emmon).
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The following genealogical information was taken from Isaac Haight Beardsley, Genealogical History of the Beardsley-lee Family in America, (Denver, CO: J. Dove, 1902) and the Sherman, Connecticut Vital Records 1802-1850, from the Barbour Collection and transcribed by Coralynn Brown: Josiah Beardsley the original owner of the table, was born in 1807 the second child of six born to Eli and Lucy (Glover) Beardsley. Eli was a blacksmith, Episcopalian, and Legislative Representative from Sherman, Connecticut, for three years and a state Senator for two years. Josiah married Rebecca Mallory (or possibly Osborn) September 22, 1828. He later married Mary Word in 1857;
Gail Lettick, Woodbury, Connecticut.
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