Lot 54
  • 54

A Very Fine and Rare Chippendale Carved and Figured Mahogany Dish-Top Tilt-Top Candlestand, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, circa 1770

Estimate
30,000 - 80,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • mahogany
  • Height 26 1/4 in. by Width 22 3/4 in. by Depth 23 1/2 in.

Condition

Lockring and key replaced; 7 1/4 inch patch to lip of top; crack to one ankle and a 7/8 in. by 1 1/4 inch patch to top curve of ankle at break.
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Catalogue Note

Philadelphia tilt-top candlestands of this quality with claw-and-ball feet rarely appear on the market.