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Lot 894
Description:
An Important American Rococo Carved Rosewood Armoire, mid-19th c., New Orleans, the foliate crest centered with a flower urn, melon finials, arch cornice with bead molding, two massive panel doors opening to a fitted interior (possibly reconfigured), plinth drawer, bun feet, casters, retains original surface, height 121 in., width 75 in., depth 27 in.
- Provenance: Provenance: This armoire and other items of the suite in subsequent lots offered here descended in a New Orleans family from a Garden District home at 1333 4th Street and in a house downriver on South Franklin Street (now Conti Street). According to family history, this suite was acquired from Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) probably after 1865 ~ Note: This remarkable armoire relates closely to several pieces of the important bedroom suite from Prudent Mallard at Lansdowne in Natchez, Mississippi. The flower filled urn on the crest of this armoire is similar to that on Lansdowne's half tester bed. The lobed finials, robust bead moldings, ovolo corners on the cornice and plinth, the scroll carving on the chamfered stiles, and turned feet seen on this lot are nearly identical to those on the rosewood armoire from the Lansdowne suite. Reference: Otto. American Furniture of the Nineteenth Century, figs. 289 and 292
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October 12, 2008 10:00 AM CDT
New Orleans, LA, US
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