Neal Auction Important Estates September 2015

26 149. American Rococo Carved Laminated and Rosewood Center Table , c. 1850‑1860, attr. to John Henry Belter, New York, original serpentine molded carrara marble top, conforming base with reticulated apron carved with clusters of flowers, grapes and foliage, cabriole legs with carved flowers and vines, shaped stretcher centered with a flower basket and turned pendant, h. 28 7/8 in., w. 39 1/2 in., d. 28 5/8 in. $25000/35000 Provenance: The Service Collection, Estate of Grant A. Oakes, Warren, OH. Ill.: Dubrow, Richard. American Furniture of the 19th c. . Atglen, PA: Schiffer, 1983, p. 131. Note: The finely carved legs and stretcher seen here on lot 149, relate closely to an important center table from the Service Collection sold by Neal Auction Company as lot 157, January 31, 2015, also the table by John Henry Belter in the “Lincoln” bedroom at the White House, a table attributed to Belter installed in the Rococo Revival period room at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and a console in the noted collection of Richard and Gloria Manney. Ref.: Leish, Kenneth. The White House . New York: Newsweek, 1972; Davidson, Marshall. The American Wing, The Metropolitan Museum of Art . New York: Harrison House, 1985, pp. 82-83; Dubrow, Richard. American Furniture of the 19th c .. Atglen, PA: Schiffer, 1983, p. 127. 150. American Late Classical Carved Mahogany Sofa , c. 1820s, Boston, attr. to Vose and Son, carving probably by Thomas Wightman, carved crest rail, blocked bracketed uprights, molded seat rail, acanthus carved feet, inset casters, h. 33 1/2 in., w. 81 1/2 in., d. 26 1/2 in. $1500/2500 Note: With its broad, flat expanses of mahogany and exuberantly carved foliate motifs, this sofa stands as a fine example of French Restauration-style furniture. It is most likely the work of the expert cabinet making firm, Isaac Vose and Son, with carving by Thomas Wightman, whose documented work on an 1823 sofa, now at the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, shows the same fluidity of carving and similarly carved bulbous feet. 151. American Classical Coin Silver Water Pitcher , Ball, Tompkins & Black, Successors to Marquand & Co., New York, wc. 1839‑1851, vase form with scroll handle and applied heart motif borders, h. 13 3/8 in., wt. 30.35 troy ozs. $1000/1500 Provenance: A New Orleans Estate. 152. American Classical Coin Silver Tea Service , Ball, Tompkins & Black, Successors to Marquand & Co., New York, wc. 1839‑1851; incl. teapot, covered sugar, covered creamer and waste bowl, seed pod finials, domed covers, paneled bodies, applied heart motif borders, teapot h. 10 in., combined wt. 65.90 troy ozs. $2000/3000 Provenance: A New Orleans Estate.