Neal Auction Important Estates September 2015

Additional information at www.nealauction.com 55 330. Fine and Rare Creole Inlaid Mahogany Armoire, Louisiana , c. 1810- 1830, molded cornice, frieze inlaid with dianthus, recessed panel doors, false stile inlaid with egret and cattails, arrow pattern string inlay throughout, fiche hinges, pressed brass escutcheons, well-fitted interior with belt of drawers and shelves, spurred and scalloped skirt, cabriole legs, cypress secondary wood, h. 83 3/4 in., w. 60 in., d. 23 in. $15,000/25,000 Provenance: Estates of William and Sarah McGehee, Dr. Dubs House, Natchez, MS. Ill. Holden, Bacot, et al. Furnishing Louisiana: Creole and Acadian Furniture, 1735-1835 . New Orleans: The Historic New Orleans Collection, 2010, p. 186, fig. 78. 331. American Classical Mahogany Armoire , c. 1820, probably Louisiana, molded cornice, punched doors with pressed brass escutcheons, fiche hinges, interior belt of drawers, shelves, fluted legs, brass ball feet, h. 91 in., w. 60 in., d. 21 in. $5000/8000 Provenance: Houmas House Plantation, Burnside, LA; Neal Auction Company, April 5, 2003, lot 258. Note: The proportions, use of finely figured veneers, poplar and pine secondary woods, fiche hinges, pressed brass escutcheons, restrained plinth with finely reeded legs and brass ball feet on this armoire are very similar to an armoire in the collection of Michael Hopping and an armoire from the collection of Lita D. Lide, sold by Neal Auction Company as lot 322, June 27, 2015. Interestingly the armoire offered here has a plain center stile and no side cabinet, unlike the aforementioned examples. Ref: Holden, Jack, et. al. Furnishing Louisiana, Creole and Acadian Furniture, 1735-1835 . New Orleans: The Historic New Orleans Collection, 2010, pp. 165-166, figs. 53-54.