Lot 685
An American Rococo Carved Rosewood Duchesse Dressing Table, mid-19th c., probably New Orleans, serpentine mirror with shell crest, bracket supports surmounted by urn finials, shaped marble top, conforming frieze drawer, C scrolled legs joined by X stretcher, urn finial, casters, height 66 1/2 in., length 47 in., width 22 1/2 in Provenance: Descended in a New Orleans family. Note: The mirror frame, proportions, legs and stretchers on this lot are nearly identical to those on a duchesse de-accessioned from the Bayou Bend Collection, Houston and sold by Neal Auction Company as lot 149 on September 12, 2009; The Bayou Bend duchesse was accompanied by a copy of a letter to Miss Ima Hogg from Frank Kane, 600 Royal Street dated April 25, 1957 describing its origins from warerooms of (Francois) Seignouret and as being "presented to Miss Octavie Roman, 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". 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 ...
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