Neal Auction 2012

94 405. An Antique Continental Carved Hardwood and Brass Bound Spice Chest , case have sixteen carved drawers, molded base with two long drawers, turned feet, height 41 in., width 19 in., depth 34 in. $600/900 406. An American Cherrywood Lowboy in the Chippendale Taste , 18th c., molded top with notched corners above a long drawer over two short drawers flanking a shell carved center drawer, notched skirt, cabriole legs, pad feet, height 29 1/2 in., width 31 in., depth 20 3/4 in. $1500/2500 Provenance: The Estate of Samuel Doyle Riddle (1861- 1951). A successful racehorse owner and breeder, Riddle’s most well-known horses are Man o’ War and U.S. Triple Crown winner War Admiral. This lowboy was auctioned in the June 1951 estate sale, on the premises of Glen Riddle Farms, Berlin, MD. The present lot is accompanied by an original catalogue from this sale, conducted by Samuel T. Freeman & Co. 403. A Southern Faux Bois Corner Cupboard , mid-19th c., molded cornice with inset scalloped frieze, glazed door enclosing three shaped shelves, flanked by turned pilasters; base with two torus-molded drawers over a pair of raised panel doors, conforming pilasters, blocked and turned ball feet, original paint surface, height 90 1/2 in., width 51 in., depth 29 1/2 in. $2000/3000 Note: Interestingly, a Hirschl & Adler Folk advertisement in The Magazine Antiques presented a strikingly similar painted corner cupboard featuring scalloped molding, shaped shelves, half- round turned pilasters, and raised panel cabinet doors relating closely to those on the present lot. 404. An American Southern Carved Mahogany Daybed , early 19th c., lower Mississippi River Valley, massive ring turned crest rails above beaded paneled headboards, vasiform uprights, plain rails, bulbous turned feet ending in gilt spherules. $1000/2000 Provenance: Succession of Harry T. Howard III. 403 404 405 406