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American & European Fine & Decorative Arts - January 29, 2025

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  2025-01-29 10:00:00 2025-01-29 10:00:00 America/New_York STAIR STAIR : American & European Fine & Decorative Arts - January 29, 2025 https://bid.stairgalleries.com/auctions/stair-galleries/american-european-fine-decorative-arts---january-29-2025-16499
Our American & European Fine & Decorative Arts sale celebrates centuries of stylistic and aesthetic collecting categories, focusing on British, American, and Continental furniture, decorative objects, and fine art from interesting collections and estates.
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Lot 116

Federal Mahogany Work Table, Attributed to John & Thomas Seymour, Boston, Massachusetts

Estimate: $700 - $900
Starting Bid
$250

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$200 $50
$500 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000

30 x 20 1/2 x 16 1/4 in.

 

Literature: Vernon C. Stoneman, John and Thomas Seymour, p. 247, pl. 154, illus.

 

Note: This sewing table was referred to in the November 1931 catalog of the Roland V. Vaughn Collection at the Anderson Galleries. At the time of that sale an accompanying letter, now lost, stated: "This sewing table was originally the property of Elizabeth Clarke Greene, who was the daughter of John Singleton Copley, the artist. The table afterwards came into the possession of Mrs. F. Gordon Dexter, granddaughter of Elizabeth Greene, and finally into the possession of Miss Anna Bauer, from whom this history comes."

Condition

In good condition with expected nicks and wear. Some replacements on the top of the work basket. Sound frame.

Notwithstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.

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Elizabeth Clarke Greene, circa 1800; Mrs. F. Gordon Dexter, circa 1900; Miss Anna Bauer, circa 1928; Roland V. Vaughn, circa 1931; Ginsburg and Levy, Inc., New York; Hamlen Family of New Jersey.