Property from the Collection of Dr. Larry McCallister
Property from the Collection of Dr. Larry McCallister
A Very Fine and Rare Classical Carved and Figured Mahogany Parcel-Gilt Vert-Antique and Ormolu-Mounted Sideboard With Related Cellarette, Attributed to Duncan Phyfe (1770-1854), New York, New York, Circa 1815-1820
Auction Closed
September 22, 07:47 PM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A Very Fine and Rare Classical Carved and Figured Mahogany Parcel-Gilt Vert-Antique and Ormolu-Mounted Sideboard with Side Serving Trays and En-Suite Cellarette
Attributed to Duncan Phyfe (1770-1854)
New York, New York
Circa 1815-1820
The sideboard and cellaret each with a printed paper label with KNITTLE COLLECTION / Auctioned / Nov. 1962. 4 pieces.
Sideboard Height 51 1/2 in. by Width 76 3/8 in. by Depth 23 3/4 in.; Cellarette Height 24 in. by Width 24 1/2 in. by Depth 19 3/4 in.
Earl and Rhea Mansfield Knittle, Ashland, Ohio;
Sotheby's, New York, Important Americana including Property from the Collection of Foster and Muriel McCarl, September 27, 2012, sale 8880, lot 215.
This sideboard is nearly identical to an example in the collection of the Museum of the City of New York that was made for the Phyfe family as well as an example in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Accession Number: 1971.160. It is illustrated in Peter Kenny, Duncan Phyfe: Master Cabinetmaker in New York, (New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2011), pp. 195-7, pl. 24