- 1720
VERY FINE AND RARE FEDERAL INLIAD AND FIGURED MAHOGANY, ROSEWOOD, AND BIRCHWOOD CHEST OF DRAWERS, PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE, CIRCA 1805 |
估價
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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描述
- Height 38 1/4 in. by Width 40 3/4 in. by Depth 21 1/8 in.
bears an impressed mark to the backboard G. McClean, appears to retain original cast brass hardware and carrying handles.
來源
George McClean (d. 1820, Portsmouth, New Hampshire).
Condition
Overall fine condition. Wear, discoloration, and age cracks commensurate with age and use. Appears to retain original surface. Each of the foot faces has been previously cracked and re-glued with the exception of the proper back left foot, which has a 3 in. tall patch. There is a 1 in. by 1 in. loss to the proper front right corner of the proper front right foot. There is a 1 in. loss to the proper front left side return. There are some other small veneer patches, particularly to the drawer dividers. Some loss to the beaded edge of the drawers. One of the drawers is lacking the locking mechanism. 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.
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.
拍品資料及來源
George McClean (d. 1820), a Portsmouth ship captain and merchant, married Anna Frye in 1806. Upon his death, their home on Congress Street was sold to Supply Ham for $1,425, while the contents of the house were valued at $824.97 and included: "one Sopha [$] 14" in the parlor and "one Sopha $8 on Pembroke Table $4" in the front sitting room (old series, docket 10175, Rockingham County, [N.H] Probate.)1 1 Brock Jobe [et al.], Portsmouth Furniture: Masterworks from the New Hampshire Seacoast, (Boston, Massachusetts: Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, 1993), p. 433.