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Lot 492
An American Federal Inlaid Headboard, c. 1800, Louisiana, most probably belonging to a child's bed, the melon-shaped headboard banded in checkered inlay entwined by a bellflower vine, the medallion shape framing marquetry depicting a bird on a bough,
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An American Federal Inlaid Headboard, c. 1800, Louisiana, most probably belonging to a child's bed, the melon-shaped headboard banded in checkered inlay entwined by a bellflower vine, the medallion shape framing marquetry depicting a bird on a bough, it's beak holding a beribboned tablet bearing the monogram "WHB", height 14 5in., width 19.25in. E500/750 Note: For a related headboard, see New Orleans Museum of Art, The Rosemonde E. and Emile Kuntz Rooms. This shape appears to be exclusive to Louisiana.

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October 12, 2002 10:00 AM CDT
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