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THBMahogany Veneer Inlaid Bow-front Corner Washstand
Lot 94
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Bonhams Skinner
274 Cedar Hill Street
Marlborough, MA 01752
United States
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Timed Auction in Progress ... Currently on Lot Estimate:
$1,000 - $1,500
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By Bonhams Skinner
Apr 1, 2020 - Apr 13, 2020
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2020-04-01 12:00:00
2020-04-13 19:00:00
America/New_York
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Bidsquare : American Furniture & Decorative Arts
https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/skinner/american-furniture-decorative-arts-4993
This April’s American Furniture & Decorative Arts auction offers an opportunity to acquire fine early American urban-made furniture from two Massachusetts private collections, the roots of which began in the 1930s and which represent over a hundred years of combined connoisseurship. Bonhams Skinner bidsquare@bonhamsskinner.com
This April’s American Furniture & Decorative Arts auction offers an opportunity to acquire fine early American urban-made furniture from two Massachusetts private collections, the roots of which began in the 1930s and which represent over a hundred years of combined connoisseurship. Bonhams Skinner bidsquare@bonhamsskinner.com
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- Lot Description
Mahogany Veneer Inlaid Bow-front Corner Washstand, attributed to John and Thomas Seymour, Boston, c. 1795-1805, with shaped gallery, medial shelf with drawer, and shaped lower shelf all joining shaped legs, ht. 41 1/2, wd. 22 1/4 in.
Provenance: Probably acquired by the collector through his friend Vernon Stoneman.
Literature: Robert D. Mussey Jr., The Furniture Masterworks of John & Thomas Seymour, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, 2003, Catalogue Entry 27, pp. 188-189, illustrated.
Exhibitions: Peabody Essex Museum, The Furniture Masterworks of John & Thomas Seymour, 2003-04.
Note: A 1999 letter from Robert Mussey on behalf of the Peabody Essex Museum, which is included with this piece, indicates Mr. Mussey's desire to include this washstand in the exhibition of Seymour furniture at PEM.
A Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, Collection
Estimate $1,000-1,500
Old refinish, the top of the arch on the backsplash has a glued break in the area of the small shelf; the front right foot has a bit of loss; the interior of the drawer space is lined with modern paper likely to tighten the drawer.
Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. - Shipping Info
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