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Lot 149
Description:
An American Rococo Carved Mahogany Duchesse, mid-19th c., shaped mirror with flower-urn crest, cornucopia-carved bracket uprights with acanthus and scrolls, the original white marble top, serpentine frieze drawer centered by a cartouche, fitted interior, floral-carved C-scrolled legs, scrolling medial stretchers with finial, height 68 in., width 45 1/2 in., depth 22 in.
- Provenance: Provenance: Acquired by Miss Ima Hogg from Kane's Antiques, New Orleans, LA, 1957; thence to Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg; accompanied by a copy of a letter from Frank Kane, 600 Royal Street, to Miss Ima Hogg, dated April 25, 1957, describing the origins of the dressing table as from (Francois) Seignouret and as being "presented to Miss Octavie Ramon, niece of Governor of Louisiana (1831-1835, 1839-1841) upon her marriage to Philip Buchanan, son of Judge Buchanan; the original owners of Oak Alley Plantation in St. James Parish at Vacherie Louisiana". Note: The Rococo Revival dressing table or "duchesse" form is rare and was a specialty form made by a variety of American cabinetmakers generally for the Southern market. Interestingly, this form is seen fairly often in lower Mississippi River Valley collections (including Herman-Grima and Gallier Houses, the Louisiana State Museum, and Lansdowne in Natchez; another example from a New Orleans family sold in these rooms as lot 307, October 6, 2007). The carved urn of flowers on the crest of the duchesse offered here echoes those on the well-known bed and armoire at Lansdowne in Natchez. The mirror shape, mirror supports, and lobed stretcher finial on this duchesse are similar to those on a dressing table labeled by Alexander Roux conserved by the New York State Museum. Reference: Otto, American Furniture of the 19th c. pl. 286, 282, 291 and Scherer. New York Furniture at the New York State Museum, pp. 96-97, fig. 95.
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September 12, 2009 10:00 AM CDT
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