Neal Auction Louisiana Purchase 2015

30 133. American Late Federal Carved Mahogany Sideboard, c. 1830‑1845, paneled frieze drawers, recessed central paneled doors, side cupboards with laurel appliqués flanked by scrolled supports with acanthus molding, brass ball front feet, scrolled back feet, poplar secondary wood, h. 44 3/4 in., w. 61 7/8 in., d. 24 in. $4000/6000 Provenance: Girod‑Napoleon House, New Orleans; The Hon. Richard Avery, Marion, AL; Collection of Carl and Dixie Butler, Temple Heights, Columbus, MS. Exh.: “Jefferson’s America and Napoleon’s France”, New Orleans Museum of Art, Apr. 12, 2003 to Aug. 31, 2003. Ill.: Holden, Bacot et al. Furnishing Louisiana: Creole and Acadian Furniture , 1735‑1835, New Orleans, LA: The Historic New Orleans Collection, 2010, p. 277; Cooke, Victoria and Gail Feigenbaum, Jefferson’s America and Napoleon’s France , New Orleans, LA: New Orleans Museum of Art, 2003, p. 277; The Magazine Antiques , July 2002, p. 100.. 134. Southern Maple and Pine Side Chair , c. 1830‑1835, shaped crest, palmetto‑carved splat, rush seat, square tapered legs, h. 33 1/4 in., w. 17 3/4 in., d. 14 1/4 in. $300/500 Ill.: Boor, Allison, et al. Philadelphia Empire Furniture . p.349, fig. 207. 135. American Classical Carved Mahogany Miniature Chest of Drawers , mid‑19th c., Pennsylvania, bolection drawer above three drawers, scrolled supports and feet, h. 14 in., w. 13 in., d. 10 in. $500/700 Ill.: Boor, Allison, et al. Philadelphia Empire Furniture . p. 555, fig. 383. 136. American Classical Carved Mahogany Sideboard , early 19th c., attr. to John Needles, Baltimore, gallery with scroll terminals, indented top, conforming case, frieze with drawers and quatrefoil blocks over paneled cupboard doors, Corinthian columns, acanthus paw feet, h. 50 in., w. 73 1/2 in., d. 24 in. $3000/5000 Note: A mahogany sideboard for the household of John Needles (Baltimore, fl. 1810-1852) and bearing his label now in the Maryland Historical Society (acc. 1992.38) has reeded and scrolled-end splashboard, quatrefoil-blocks, and shaped center cabinet very similar to those seen here. Ref.: Weidman, Gregory. Classical Maryland 1815-1845 , Fine and Decorative Arts from the Golden Age , Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society, p. 118, fig. 143. 137. American Federal Mahogany Bookcase , early 19th c, molded cornice, four glazed doors enclosing shelves; lower case with central pair of paneled doors, flanked by drawers, molded plinth base, h. 103 1/2 in., w. 95 in., d. 17 in. $5000/7000 138. American Sheraton Cherrywood Sugar Chest , 19th c., hinged lid, beaded molding, single drawer, tapering turned legs, h. 35 3/4 in., w. 37 1/2 in., d. 18 3/4 in. $1200/1800