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759
HEPPLEWHITE CHEST OF DRAWERS.
Pennsylvania, late 18th-early 19th
century, walnut and pine. French feet,
dovetailed case, fluted quarter columns,
four overlapping dovetailed drawers and
wide molded cornice. Imperfections.
53”h. 41 1/2”w. 22 1/4”d. Ex Joe
Stevens, sold at Garth’s in 1964 (a
catalog of that sale is included).
$1,500-$2,500
760
PATRIOTIC TEXTILE.
American or English, 1st half-19th
century, printed cotton. Oval portrait of
Washington surrounded by thirteen stars,
eagle and crossed flags, bordered by
flowers. In a frame, 16”h. 27”w. Sold at
Garths, January 8, 2000, lot 51.
$175-$350
761
EARLY PRINTED CLOTH MAP OF
WASHINGTON DC.
Probably American, ca.1800, printed
cotton. Andrew Ellicott’s revision of
L’Enfant plan for the nation’s capital
including his notes. Similar to Ellicott’s
1792 engraving of same. In a gilt frame,
26 1/4”h. 28 3/4”w.
$225-$450
762
PAIR OF GEORGE III SIDE CHAIRS.
England, 1760-1775, mahogany. Good
detail with cabriole legs with acanthus
carving, gadrooned seat frame, pierced
splat and shaped crest with carved scroll
and feather design. Slip seats reupholstered
in gold floral brocade. 38 3/4”h.
These chairs represent the prototype for
similar chairs made in Massachusetts in
the 1790s. See Downs, American Furniture:
Queen and Chippendale Periods,
figures 153 and 154, and also Kirk,
American Furniture in the British
Tradition to 1830, figure 891. Similar
splats were also used in New York,
Rhode Island, and Philadelphia.
$1,500-$2,500
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