Lot 500
A Rare American Oak Sideboard, mid-19th c., New Orleans, the interior having a paper label inscribed "From Wm. and Jas. McCracken, Southern cabinet makers and upholsterers, Nos. 37, 39, and 41 Royal St., New Orleans", the etagere superstructure with arched and serpentine outlined pediment centered by an exuberant cartouche with fruiting pendant over two graduated shelves with scrolled and fruited supports and brackets, the back framing oval panels; the lower case with a projecting molded top above a pair of drawers and hinged side compartments and with four shaped panel doors, on blocked feet, height 91 in., width 72 in., depth 21 in. E6000/8000 Note: William McCracken and his brothers John and James established a substantial furniture trade on Royal Street from about 1832 to 1872. They produced and sold their own goods, and imported furniture from the Northeast and Cincinnati. This was common practice among many notable cabinetmaking firms in New Orleans at the time. For related literature see the Magazine Antiques, May 1997, "The 19th Century Furniture Trade in New Orleans" by Stephen G. Harrison, pages 748-759. Several pieces of labeled McCracken Furniture, including two armoires, have been offered in these rooms, February 1990, lot 246 and October 1992, lot 560.
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