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Lot 317
Description:
An American Aesthetic Carved and Incised Walnut Bookcase, late 19th c., Philadelphia, attributed to Daniel Pabst, cove-molded cornice above three glazed doors, lappet strapwork stiles, adjustable shelves, stepped molded base, each side with incised ebonized stylized floral sprays, height 55 in., width 74 in., depth 20 in.
- Provenance: Provenance: Part of the original furnishings for the Civil War and Underground Railroad Museum of Philadelphia, established in 1868 as the Philadelphia Civil War Society by Union Veterans, and located at 1805 Pine Street 1922-2008
- Notes: Note: Several design elements on this bookcase are closely related to known case pieces from the workshop of Daniel Pabst. The finely rendered "coin" stiles are similar to examples from Pabst's Renaissance Revival work including those on a sideboard and parlor cabinet, both conserved by the Philadelphia Museum of Art (acc. Nos. 38-1-78 and 38-1-80). The incised and stippled panels on this bookcase closely resemble panels on pieces within Pabst's Modern Gothic oeuvre related to the work of English designer Christopher Dresser. Pabst examples with very similar carving include a bedroom suite in the Philadelphia Museum of Art (acc. 73-42 1-3) and an armchair from a private collection illustrated in Kaplan. "The Art that is Life," The Arts and Crafts Movement in America 1875-1920, p. 73, fig. 13 Reference: The Philadelphia Museum of Art Examples can are illustrated in Hanks and Talbott. "Daniel Pabst-Philadelphia Cabinet Maker," Philadelphia Museum of Art Bulletin, (April 1977), p. 10, fig. 4; p. 12, fig. 6; p. 16, fig 11.
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