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Lot 388
Description:
A Pair of American Rococo Carved and Laminated Rosewood Méridiennes, mid-19th c., attributed to John Henry Belter, New York, in the pattern known as "Fountain Elms", each with cornucopia, floral, fruit and nut carved crest, scrolling stiles, serpentine backs, cabriole legs, casters, "original state", height 38 7/8 in., width 38 7/8 in., depth 24 3/4 in.
- Provenance: Provenance: Furnishing John Breckenridge Castleman's (1841-1918) Louisville, Kentucky area mansion, Unulata, then installed in the Manger Penthouse of the Vanderbilt Hotel in New York City, by descent to the consignor.
- Notes: Note: High-style Rococo Revival furniture such as the méridiennes seen here had particular historic appeal to plantation owners, like Castleman, in the Mississippi and Ohio River valleys. The style simultaneously evoked 18th-century estate living and robust 19th-century innovation that appealed to agrarian society. The crest on this pair of méridiennes relates to those on parlor furniture from J.H. Belter installed in the drawing room of Fountain Elms, Utica, New York, now conserved by the Munson Williams Proctor Institute (acc. 59.199). Rosewood méridiennes attributed to Belter, from the Service Collection and the Brindley Collection respectively, and identical to those seen here, are illustrated in Dubrow, American Furniture of the 19th c., p. 114-115.
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May 22, 2010 10:00 AM CDT
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