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Lot 106
Description:
A Fine American Classical Paint and Gilt-Decorated Sofa, c. 1815-1825, Baltimore, "cupid's bow" crest, "Pompeii" red ground with gilt anthemia and scrolls, the scrolled arms and seat rail with fruiting garlands, saber legs, brass paw feet, casters, height 39 1/2 in., width 97 1/2 in., depth 25 in.
- Notes: Note: Though painted sofas by Baltimore cabinetmakers, such as the lot offered here, are rare, several other known examples, also with a serpentine rail centered by a tablet, and scroll arms and legs, include the sofa from Beechwood, the Waters' family home in Somerset County, Maryland (now conserved by the Maryland Historic Society, acc. 79.51.4) The elongated anthemion motif on the crest and legs of this sofa is similar to those on a number of painted pieces from the shop of Hugh Finlay (fl. 1803-1830) including a couch and a games table ordered by Humberton Skipworth from Finlay in 1819; the legs on the sofa being offered are identical to those on a sofa attributed to Finlay in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston; as well as a sofa made by Finlay for the Rev. George Morrison (1797-1837). Reference: Weidman. Furniture and Maryland 1740-1940. p. 168, fig. 133; Miller. American Antique Furniture: A Book for Amateurs No. 566. Elder. Baltimore Painted Furniture, 1800-1840, No. 32; all Finlay examples are illustrated in Weidman and Goldsborough. Classical Maryland, Fine and Decorative Arts from the Golden Age, fig. 120-123, pp. 98-101 respectively. Illustrated: Boor. Philadelphia Empire Furniture, fig. 240. p. 386.
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September 11, 2010 10:00 AM CDT
New Orleans, LA, US
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