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A VERY RARE PILGRIM CENTURY BALL-TURNED AND JOINED MAPLE TWO-DRAWER GATELEG TABLE, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1700 |
Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
- Height 28 in. by Width 18 1/2 in. by Depth 48 in. (closed); 71.1 by 46.9 by 121.9 cm.
with two drawers and in this rare case, all eight drop feet are original;top replaced.
Provenance
Frank J. Kravic, Glastonbury, Connecticut, April 1992;
Vogel Collection no. 564.
Vogel Collection no. 564.
Literature
Robert F. Trent and Mark J. Anderson, “The Boston Cromwellian Chair and its Competitors, 1660-1705,” American Furniture 2018, ed. Luke Beckerdite, (Milwaukee, WI: Chipstone Foundation, 2018), p. 116-7, fig. 15.
Condition
Overall fine condition. Wear and discoloration commensurate with age and use. Few age splits throughout. The top replaced. Secondary wood: White pine Width Open: 58 1/8 in.
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
This extraordinary table is one of only four surviving ball-turned gateleg tables. One is in the collection of the Richard Sparrow House, Plymouth, Massachusetts, one was offered by Peter Eaton, Wiscasset, Maine, and the last was in the collection of Henry S. and Lorene Purcell Cone, Springfield, Pennsylvania (see Robert Blair St. George, The Wrought Covenant: Source Material for the Study of Craftsmen and Community in Southeastern New England, 1620-1700, (Brockton, MA: Brockton Art Center-Fuller Memorial, 1979), no. 52, p. 52, www.petereaton.com/images/13431.jpg and Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Annual Summer Americana Auction, Augusts 1-3, 2008, lot 1429). Given the early use of repetitive ball-turnings these gatelegs are likely some of the earliest gateleg tables made in America.