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THBAMERICAN CLASSICAL MAHOGANY SOFA
Lot 462
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By Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc.
Nov 15, 2014 - Nov 16, 2014
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2014-11-15 09:30:00
2014-11-16 09:30:00
America/New_York
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Bidsquare : 27th Semiannual Catalogued Auction of Americana, Antiques, Fine & Decorative Arts
https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/jeffrey-evans/27th-semiannual-catalogued-auction-of-americana-antiques-fine-decorative-arts-318
Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc. info@jeffreysevans.com
Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc. info@jeffreysevans.com
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- Lot Description
AMERICAN CLASSICAL MAHOGANY SOFA, featuring gilt-metal mounts, rosewood veneer, and carved vasiform feet with gold-painted surface and fitted with brass casters. Later upholstery. Later yellow pine bottom boards added for seat support. Early, possibly original, surface with rich, warm color. Probably New York or Philadelphia. Circa 1825-1835. 34 3/4" H, 79" L, 28" D.
Provenance: Descended in the Green/Taylor families of Amelia Co., and Petersburg, VA.
Catalogue Note: A fine example, produced for the Southern market. According to family history, the present lot came from "Farm Hill" plantation near Mannboro, VA in southern Amelia County, the home of Col. Armistead Green. His only child, Rosalie Martha Green (1818-1857) married Dr. Richard Feild Taylor (1814-1899) from "Spring Garden" at Blandford, now Petersburg. The ruins of "Spring Garden" can be seen on the Crater battlefield and are identified as "Taylor's Chimneys." Dr. Taylor and his wife lived at Farm Hill with their eight children until the house burned in 1879. The fire apparently started at the top (likely in the chimney) on a day when all the men of the house were out on the farm. The women and servants rescued most of the furniture and paintings on the lower floors, including the sofa, before the building collapsed. Afterwards the family moved to nearby "Oak Grove", the home of Dr. Taylor's son, George. A fine example fresh from a Virginia family, this Classical sofa typifies the kind of high-end furniture being shipped from Northern manufacturing centers to Southern markets in the first quarter of the 19th century.Wear and losses to feet. Bottom boards added later. Upholstery with staining and other areas of damage, otherwise good condition.Condition
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