Lot 483
  • 483

VERY RARE WILLIAM AND MARY TURNED MAPLE GATELEG TABLE, NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, CIRCA 1715

Estimate
6,000 - 10,000 USD
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Description

  • maple
  • Height 28 1/2 in. by Depth 47 3/4 in. by Width closed 18 3/4 in.

Provenance

Property from a New England collector;
Sotheby's, New York, Important Americana including Property from the Collection of Foster and Muriel McCarl, September 27, 2012, lot 174.

Condition

Top has been cut and rejoined to reduce warping; finish modern.
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

Based upon the turning design of the legs, this Rhode Island gateleg table can be associated to Group Two as identified by Erik Kyle Gronning and Dennis Andrew Carr in "Early Rhode Island Turnings," American Furniture, editor Luke Beckerdite, (Milwaukee, WI, Chipstone Foundation, 2005), pp. 2-21.