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THBRare Philadelphia Chippendale Carved Mahogany Dressing Table
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Asheville, NC 28802
United States
Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Brunk Auctions has been conducting sales of fine and decorative arts for over 30 years. Auctions are held in our North Carolina sale room but attracts a global audience. Founded by Robert Brunk in 1983, the auctions became well known for their integrity and profes...Read more
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About Auction
LiveOct 17, 2024
Features a remarkable selection of historic Americana, including important 18th-century American furniture and Delft from the collection of Constance & Dudley Godfrey; an exceptionally rare North Carolina survey map; New England & Philadelphia furniture, including an exceptional Philadelphia easy chair & a rare Connecticut Chippendale carved cherry chest in undisturbed surface; from a Revolutionary & patriotic-focused New England collection are rare prints & documents, early brass, ceramics, furniture, & accessories; a group of early portraits features Sully, Stuart, & Sharples; & much more Brunk Auctions support@brunkauctions.com
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- Lot Description
the carving attributed to Martin Jugiez, 1760-1770, with highly figured mahogany throughout, molded top, poplar, white cedar and yellow pine secondary, finely carved with punch work ground, the central shell drawer with leaf and C-scroll appliques, scalloped skirt with central shell applique, finely carved legs and feet, 30-1/2 x 36 x 21-1/2 in.
Provenance: John C. Toland, by 1937; Colonial Williamsburg Foundation; sold Sotheby's, New York, October 26th, 1991; collection of Edward Lacy; Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey
Note: This dressing table was formerly owned by legendary collector John C. Toland. The highly figured mahogany creates a vibrant backdrop for the relieved and applied carving, all of which was furnished by Martin Jugiez. Trained in Paris as a sculptor, Jugiez and his partner Nicholas Bernard first advertised in Philadelphia in 1762. Their firm received the highest level of patronage, furnishing architectural carving for several important houses and public buildings and furniture ornaments for the city's leading cabinetmakers, including Thomas Affleck and Benjamin Rudolph (Luke Beckerdite, "Philadelphia Carving Shops, Part II: Bernard and Jugiez." Antiques 128, no. 3 [September 1985]: 498-513; Beckerdite and Alan Miller, "A Table's Tale: Craft, Art, and Opportunity in Eighteenth-Century Philadelphia." American Furniture, edited by Luke Beckerdite [Hanover, N.H.: University Press of New England for the Chipstone Foundation, 2004]. pp. 2-45; and Beckerdite and Alan Miller, "A Philadelphia Carved Bust of Benjamin Franklin," in American Furniture, edited by Luke Beckerdite [Hanover, N.H.: University Press of New England for the Chipstone Foundation, 2016, pp. 2-22]).
- Provenance
John C. Toland, by 1937; Colonial Williamsburg Foundation; sold Sotheby's, New York, October 26th, 1991; collection of Edward Lacy; Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey
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- Condition
excellent condition, the brasses are replaced based on impressions left by the originals, applied carving appears largely intact, no leg or foot repairs found; all conservation work was performed by Alan Miller
