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Very Rare Classical Red-Painted and Paint-Decorated Pine and Poplar Pier Table, Baltimore, Maryland, circa 1810
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- pine
- Height 35 in. by Width 36 1/2 in. by Depth 19 3/8 in.
The initials JT inscribed on backside of front rail; Stretchers and lower shelf replaced
Provenance
Private collection, New York;
Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, Fine Americana: Volume Two, Furniture, Decorations, Glass, Decoys and Folk Art, February 2, 1980, sale 4338, lot 1628;
Andy Warhol, New York;
Sotheby's, New York, The Andy Warhol Collection: American and European and American Paintings, Drawing and Prints, April 29 and 30, 1988, sale 6000, lot 3184.
Condition
Cross-braces and lower shelf replaced; losses to paint on left and right side of skirt; paint professionally restored on left and right side by XXXXX; not examined under blacklight; several areas where paint is very loose and flaking.
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.
Catalogue Note
A related red-painted games table is in the collection of Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, Delaware and is illustrated in Sumpter Priddy, American Fancy: Exhuberance in the Arts, 1790-1840, (Milwaukee, WI: Chipstone Foundation for the Milwaulkee Art Museum, 2004), p. 62, fig 102.