$7,380
Classical Mahogany, Mahogany Veneer, and Marble Sideboard, possibly New York, c. 1825, the galleried rectangular top with pullout shelf on the right side, above a case with three frieze drawers with rounded facades and two hinged doors with raised panels flanking a mirrored niche raised on ormolu-mounted freestanding marble columns, continuing to melon-form feet, (imperfections), ht. 40 1/2, wd. 56 1/2, dp. 23 in. Provenance: This sideboard was offered as lot 237 in the October 14, 1999 sale at Sotheby's New York. In that catalogue description, it is reported that this sideboard descended in the family of Stephen Van Rensselaer (1764-1839) of New York. Note: A similar sideboard is illustrated in Berry Tracy, 19th Century America .
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-10-26