Fine and Rare Chippendale Figured Walnut Dressing TableAttributed with John Elliott (w. 1753-1760)Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCirca 1760
Height 28 3/4 in. by Width 35 in. by Depth 28 1/8 in. Condition reportSecondary wood is poplar, yellow pine, and atlantic white cedar. There is a break and loss to the top lip of the bottom central drawer, as well as a chip and loss to the lower proper right corner of the drawer. Hardware replaced. Accession number 1963.89.
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colors and shades which are different to the lot's actual color and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation. The condition report is a statement of opinion only. For that reason, the condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS ONLINE CONDITION REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE/BUSINESS APPLICABLE TO THE RESPECTIVE SALE.ProvenanceIrving Sands Olds (1887-1963), New York.Catalogue noteWith its skirt ornamented with a concave shell topped with a spray of three leaves, this dressing table relates to a group of surviving high chests and dressing tables that have been associated to both Maryland and Pennsylvania. The nearest example is a dressing table that descended in the Hollingsworth Morris family from Philadelphia.1 A high chest that belonged to the Mifflin family in the collection of the U.S. Department of State and another in the collection of Historic Odessa Foundation in the Corbit-Sharp House have a very similar concave shells and skirt profiles.2 Two other case pieces are known that have related skirt profiles and shells but their legs are carved with acanthus leaves and their shells are more fully lobed. The first is a high chest in the collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art that has historically been associated to Maryland due to its discovery on the eastern shore.3 The last is a dressing table in the Bayou Bend collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.4
1 William Macpherson Hornor, Jr, Blue book, Philadelphia Furniture: William Penn to George Washington, (Philadelphia, PA: Hornor, 1935), pl. 66 and Guy Bush advertisement, Magazine Antiques (October 1986) 569.
2 Clement E. Conger and Mary K. Itsell, Treasures of State: Fine and Decorative arts in the Diplomatic Reception Rooms of the U.S. Department of State, editor Alexandra W. Rollins, (New York: H.N. Abrams, 1991), pp. 90-2, no. 10.
3 William Voss Elder III and Jayne E. Stokes, American Furniture, 1680-1880, from the Collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art, (Baltimore, MD: The Museum, 1987), pp. 74-5, no. 50.
4 David B. Warren, Michael K. Brown, Elizabeth Ann Coleman, and Emily Ballew Neff, American Decorative arts and Paintings in the Bayou Bend Collection, (Houston, TX: Museum of Fine Arts; Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1998), p. 79, no. F130.
Fine and Rare Chippendale Figured Walnut Dressing TableAttributed with John Elliott (w. 1753-1760)Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCirca 1760
Height 28 3/4 in. by Width 35 in. by Depth 28 1/8 in. Condition reportSecondary wood is poplar, yellow pine, and atlantic white cedar. There is a break and loss to the top lip of the bottom central drawer, as well as a chip and loss to the lower proper right corner of the drawer. Hardware replaced. Accession number 1963.89.
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colors and shades which are different to the lot's actual color and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation. The condition report is a statement of opinion only. For that reason, the condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS ONLINE CONDITION REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE/BUSINESS APPLICABLE TO THE RESPECTIVE SALE.ProvenanceIrving Sands Olds (1887-1963), New York.Catalogue noteWith its skirt ornamented with a concave shell topped with a spray of three leaves, this dressing table relates to a group of surviving high chests and dressing tables that have been associated to both Maryland and Pennsylvania. The nearest example is a dressing table that descended in the Hollingsworth Morris family from Philadelphia.1 A high chest that belonged to the Mifflin family in the collection of the U.S. Department of State and another in the collection of Historic Odessa Foundation in the Corbit-Sharp House have a very similar concave shells and skirt profiles.2 Two other case pieces are known that have related skirt profiles and shells but their legs are carved with acanthus leaves and their shells are more fully lobed. The first is a high chest in the collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art that has historically been associated to Maryland due to its discovery on the eastern shore.3 The last is a dressing table in the Bayou Bend collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.4
1 William Macpherson Hornor, Jr, Blue book, Philadelphia Furniture: William Penn to George Washington, (Philadelphia, PA: Hornor, 1935), pl. 66 and Guy Bush advertisement, Magazine Antiques (October 1986) 569.
2 Clement E. Conger and Mary K. Itsell, Treasures of State: Fine and Decorative arts in the Diplomatic Reception Rooms of the U.S. Department of State, editor Alexandra W. Rollins, (New York: H.N. Abrams, 1991), pp. 90-2, no. 10.
3 William Voss Elder III and Jayne E. Stokes, American Furniture, 1680-1880, from the Collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art, (Baltimore, MD: The Museum, 1987), pp. 74-5, no. 50.
4 David B. Warren, Michael K. Brown, Elizabeth Ann Coleman, and Emily Ballew Neff, American Decorative arts and Paintings in the Bayou Bend Collection, (Houston, TX: Museum of Fine Arts; Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1998), p. 79, no. F130.
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