Neal Auction Important Estates September 2015

Additional information at www.nealauction.com 51 314. William IV Carved Mahogany Bedsteps , mid‑19th c., lift‑top compartment, 2 inset leather treads, turned feet, h. 26 3/4 in., w. 30 1/2 in., d. 17 in. $500/750 315. Caribbean Hardwood and Caned Planter’s Chair , 19th c., arched crest rail, scrolled arms, leaf carved uprights, paneled seat rail, reeded tapered legs to the front, scrolled legs to the rear, paw feet, h. 35 in., w. 24 in., d. 27 in. $800/1200 Provenance: Neal Auction Company, June 27, 2009, lot 161. 316. Fine American Late Federal Mahogany Tilt‑Top Table , early 19th c., New York, octagonal top, vasiform standard, reeded saber legs, ball feet, h. 28 3/8 in., w. 23 1/4 in., d. 17 3/4 in. $1000/1500 Provenance: Sotheby’s, NY, Jan. 30, 1994, lot 1061; Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, NH, Aug. 3, 2002, lot 629. 317. West Indies Carved Mahogany Four Post Bed , early 19th c., possibly Jamaica, boldly carved pineapple and acanthine posts with ball finials, flat canopy, scrolled headboard centering a palmette accented with brass rosettes, straight rails and foot board, acanthine legs, brass ferrules, h. 92 in., interior l. 82 1/2 in., interior w. 57 in. $5000/7500 Provenance: An old New Orleans collection found in a distinguished estate of the Garden District. Note: The robust pineapple-carved posts and the exuberant palmette carved headboard on this bed relate closely to those seen on two beds at Rose Hall Great House, Montego Bay, Jamaica. Ref.: Slesin, Susan and Stafford Cliff. Caribbean Style . New York: Clarkson Potter, 1985, pp. 142; see also Connors, Michael. Caribbean Elegance . New York: Harry Abrams, 2002, pp. 114-115. 318. American Federal Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard , late 18th/early 19th c., shaped top, conforming case with secretary drawer, over long drawer flanked by drawer and cupboard to each side, square tapered legs, cross banding and stringing overall, secretary drawer with inscription “James Palmer.../ October 16th.../ Day...”, h. 39 7/8 in., w. 64 3/8 in., d. 27 in. $4000/6000 Provenance: D. Benjamin Kleinpeter, Sr. Collection, Baton Rouge.