Neal Auction Important Estates September 2015

Additional information at www.nealauction.com 145 996. Vintage Chinese Carved Wood Canopy Bed , c. 1940s, geometric frieze, “bamboo” turned supports, paneled head and footboard, h. 81 1/2 in., l. 84 in., w. 63 1/4 in. $800/1200 998. American Late Classical Mahogany Secretary- Bookcase , mid‑19th c., ogee molded cornice, bead molded glazed doors enclosing shelves, 2 short drawers, fold‑out writing surface above 3 drawers, bracket feet, h. 71 1/2 in., w. 41 5/8 in., d. 18 1/8 in. $700/1000 Provenance: Descended in the Ellis/Denis/Beauvais‑Decuir family. 999. American Classical‑Style Mahogany Tester Bed , molded tester, scrolled headboard with boss terminals, tapered reeded acanthus carved posts blocked at the base, reeded legs with brass caps, h. 105 in., l. 71 7/8 in., w. 55 1/4 in. $800/1200 1000. American Classical Bronze‑Mounted Mahogany Washstand , 19th c., galleried backsplash, later top, bowfront frieze, mounted columnar supports, shaped paneled back, base with drawer, cone‑shaped feet, h. 38 1/2 in., w. 21 in., d. 18 in. $300/500 1001. American Classical Carved Mahogany Sideboard , c. 1825‑1830, probably New York, architectural backsplash, bolection frieze, h. 64 in., w. 67 in., d. 23 1/2 in. $500/700 Provenance: “Bonnie Burn” Collection of Nan Dennard Kilbourne, East Feliciana Parish, LA. 997. American Aesthetic Carved Cherrywood Étagère , c. 1890‑1900, possibly Herter Brothers, New York, molded cornice, pierced frieze, mirrored back, shaped opening enclosing stepped shelves, center bowfront drawer flanked by carved and paneled cupboard doors, open shelves flanking a glazed door, molded base, back impressed with numbers “182” and “1”, h. 76 in., w. 41 in., d. 15 in. $800/1200 Note: The étagère in the lot offered here is most likely an example of the later work of the New York City cabinetmaking and decorating firm of Herter Brothers. The firm continued to use Near Eastern- inspired styles in the design of its furniture and interior schemes until the end of the nineteenth century, as evidenced by the Turkish Room in the San Francisco residence of John D. Spreckels, decorated in 1900-1904 by Herter Brothers. The reverse of the cabinet is stamped “182.” Many pieces of furniture by Herter Brothers are marked with either a three- or four-digit number. On November 17, 2012, Fontaine’s Auction Gallery sold as lot 15 a Colonial Revival tall-case clock impressed “Herter Brothers” and bearing a four-digit number. The case of the clock, like the étagère, appears to be a later work by the firm dating after 1885, indicating that Herter Brothers continued to number its furniture into the final years of its operation. Ref.: Katherine S. Howe et al., Herter Brothers: Furniture and Interiors for a Gilded Age , (New York, 1994), pp. 238-239.