Rare William and Mary Walnut Dressing Table, probably from the shop of Joseph, George, or Josiah Claypoole, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Circa 1735
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January 23, 10:36 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Rare William and Mary Walnut Dressing Table
probably from the shop of Joseph, George, or Josiah Claypoole
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Circa 1735
With old paper label on interior 1952 – John S. Walton 427 Park Ave, New York NY
Height 29 1/4 in. by Width 34 1/2 in. by Depth 20 1/4 in.
John Walton, New York, New York;
Margaret Roberts Barbour, Santa Barbara, California;
Christie's, New York, Important American Furniture, Silver, Folk Art and Decorative Arts, June 22, 1994, sale 7924, lot 193.
Margaret Roberts Barbour, Santa Barbara, California;
Christie's, New York, Important American Furniture, Silver, Folk Art and Decorative Arts, June 22, 1994, sale 7924, lot 193.
Andrew Brunk, "The Claypoole Family Joiners of Philadelphia: Their Legacy and the Context of Their Work," American Furniture 2002, ed. Luke Beckerdite, (Milwaukee, WI Chipstone Foundation, 2002), p. 166, fig. 24;
Alan Miller, “Flux in Design and Methods in Early Eighteenth-Century Philadelphia Furniture,” American Furniture 2014, ed. Luke Beckerdite, (Milwaukee, WI: Chipstone Foundation, 2014), p. 44, fig. 19.
Alan Miller, “Flux in Design and Methods in Early Eighteenth-Century Philadelphia Furniture,” American Furniture 2014, ed. Luke Beckerdite, (Milwaukee, WI: Chipstone Foundation, 2014), p. 44, fig. 19.
A very closely related dressing table, also likely by a member of the Claypoole family, is in the collection of Colonial Williamsburg (acc. no. 1976-425).
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