Neal Auction 2012

W denotes the lot is illustrated at www.nealauction.com 95 407. A West Indies Carved Courbaril Armoire in the Louis XV Taste , early 19th c., Martinique, associated cornice, shaped paneled doors enclosing later shelves, scrolled skirt, cabriole legs, scrolled toes, hoof feet, height 81 in., width 58 in., depth 23 in. $4000/6000 Note: Courbaril, also known as West Indian Locust, is a highly durable hardwood with an appearance similar to mahogany and favored in the French West Indies to the point of exhausting the source. Other known courbaril armoires very closely related in form and proportion to that seen here include one illustrated in Sturm. West Indian Antique Furniture of the Lesser Antilles p. 89.; one at Habitation, Trianon on Martinique, and one descended in the Sheele Family of New Orleans, now part of the collection at Winterthur (acc. 1988.0215). Reference: An overview of the use of courbaril in Caribbean furniture can be found in Sturm. West Indian Antique Furniture of the Lesser Antilles p. 75; see also Connors. French Island Elegance . p. 78; and Holden, et. al. Furnishing Louisiana, Creole and Acadian Furniture, 1735-1835 . p. 132, fig. 4. 408. An American Rosewood and Gilt-Stenciled Pier Table , c. 1830, probably New York, white marble top of later date, frieze fitted with blind drawer, scroll supports, mirrored back, plinth with white marble slab, blocked paw feet, height 40 1/2 in., width 43 7/8 in., depth 19 in. $2000/3000 409. An American Classical Carved Mahogany Armchair , early 19th c., New York, rectangular back with tablet crest, shaped arms, swan’s neck supports, serpentine seat rail, saber legs ending in paw feet, height 34 1/4 in., width 20 1/2 in. depth 24 in. $1200/1800 410. An American Classical Carved Mahogany Work Table , early 19th c., Baltimore, with D-end hinged compartments, three center drawers, reeded urn-shaped stem on reeded saber legs, brass paw feet, casters, height 29 in., width 26 1/2 in., depth 14 in. $3000/500 Provenance: Woldman & Woldman. 407 409 410 408