Neal Auction Important Estates September 2015

Additional information at www.nealauction.com 15 67. American Classical Carved Rosewood “Voltaire” Armchair , mid 19th c., New York, school of Duncan Phyfe, arched crest, padded arms, S scroll supports, straight seat rail, saber legs, casters. $800/1200 68. Biedermeier Mahogany Piano Chair , early 19th c., fan back, adjustable seat, chamfered pedestal, incurvate plinth, arched feet, h. 32 in., w. 13 3/4 in., d. 14 in. $700/900 Provenance: Neal Auction Company, Oct. 2, 2004, lot 510. 69. American Classical Carved Mahogany Sofa , c. 1820, New York, tablet crest, scrolled acanthine arms, paneled seat rail, cornucopia bracketed hairy paw feet, casters, h. 38 1/4 in., w. 91 in., d. 24 in. $1500/2500 70. American Federal Inlaid Mahogany Bowfront Chest of Drawers , c. 1800, probably Boston, rosewood string inlay, graduated drawers, “French” feet, h. 36 5/8 in., w. 41 5/8 in., d. 22 3/4 in. $1500/2500 71. Fine American Classical Carved Mahogany Bookcase , c. 1820, blocked stepped cornice, pilasters flanking glazed sliding doors over paneled doors, gadrooned acanthus and melon carved feet, h. 96 in., w. 67 in., d. 21 in. $6000/8000 Provenance: Didier Inc., New Orleans. 72. American Classical Carved Mahogany Two Part Dining Table , c. 1805-1825, Baltimore, drop-leaf D end top with reeded edge, one center leaf, conforming frieze, turned reeded legs, h. 28 7/8 in., l. 116 in., w. 44 in. $4000/6000 Provenance: Didier Inc., New Orleans. Note: The distinctive reeded legs and tall feet on this table are very similar to those on several examples in the Maryland Historical Society, including a writing table believed to be from “Cremona,” St. Mary’s Co. (acc. 59.620); a dining table descended in the family of Col. William Pechin, d. 1849, (acc. 83.16); and a games table descended in the Turnbull and Shoemaker families (acc. 75.54. 2). Ref.: Weidman, Gregory. Furniture in Maryland, 1740-1940 : the Collection of the Maryland Historical Society . Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society, 1984, pp. 142 and 182, figs, 101, 152, and 153.