Sold for:
$49,770
$49,770
Rare Philadelphia Queen Anne walnut fire screen with candlestand, ca. 1760 , the oblong screen with fixed demilune candle shelf, above a baluster standard supported by cabriole legs terminating in pad feet, 47" h. According to family tradition, the stand was originally owned by Philadelphian abolitionist, Anthony Benezet (1713-1784) and descended in a Quaker family to the present owners.
Auctioneer:
Pook & Pook
Date:
2012-01-14
