Lot 567
An Important Labeled American Carved Walnut and Burl Walnut Sideboard mid-19th c., stenciled "A.C. Ri-chards...Makers...11th St...", Cincinnati, the monumental backsplash crested with a stag's head over two graduated shelves with mirrors between; the blocked marble top on a conforming lower cabinet with four drawers over four doors, the molded plinth on casters, the whole carved with fruiting, foliage and strapwork, good old patina, height 116 1/2 in., width 70 in., depth 23 in. E15000-25000 Provenance: Descended in the family of the legendary Col. Edmund Hayes Taylor, Jr., famous distiller of Old Taylor Whiskey. Note: The naturalistic high relief carved elements seen in this example are indicative of a high-end maker of the Cincinnati school. Richards rivals Mitchell and Ramelsberg (1847-1881) with the virtuosity of carving and sophistication of design. This concentration on carving can also be seen in Cincinnati Aesthetic work of Benn Pittman (wc. 1870-1900) and brothers Henry and William H. Fry (wc. 1851-1885). Reference: For example, from the workshops of Pittman and the Frys see Stein, Johnson, et al. In Pursuit of Beauty, pp. 32-36 and p. 157, pl. 5-14; and Ellis, "Cincinnati Art Furniture", The Magazine Antiques, April 1982, pp. 930-941. A Mitchell and Ramelsberg bed is illustrated in Beck, Book of American Furniture, p. 77.
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