$259,000
Rare Black Walnut Carved, Sulphur and Pewter-inlaid, Glazed Corner Cupboard, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, c. 1790, the top section with deeply molded and dentil-carved cornice above a frieze centering a scroll with symmetrically arranged coils and simulated pilasters terminating in scrolls, the hinged arched doors bordered by checkered banding, and outlined in cockbeading and line inlay, opening to shaped shelves with plate grooves and spoon holders, with flanking paneled canted corners, set on lower section of two cockbeaded short drawers with brass bail pulls flanked by inlaid pewter stars and banding joining sawtooth-edged quarterfans, the lower hinged paneled doors with similarly inlaid upper panels and lower panels with stylized leaves, all on molded ogee bracket f-eet, original surface, (minor imperfections), ht. 89, wd. overall at midmolding, 50 1/2, dp. along the top edge, including projection of cornice, 40 1/2 in. Provenance: The consignor's father-in-law, Dr. Louis H. Mutschler, Sr., of Philadelphia acquired the cupboard when he was married to Lucy Brooks Price. The couple married on December 7, 1907, in Media, Pennsylvania but resided in Philiadelphia. Lucy Brooks Price (DAR ID #8588) was the daughter of Lucy Adele Brooks and Edward Augustus Price, whose ancestors were among Pennsylvania's earliest settlers, including Samuel Price, who served on the Committee of Safety and with Chester County Associators during the Revolution. loss and discoloration (to Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-11-07
