Neal Auction Louisiana Purchase 2015

72 353. Pair of Northern Italian Gilded Fauteuils à la Reine , 18th/19th c., arched backs, scrolled arms, shaped seat, cabriole legs, colorful antique needlepoint upholstery, h. 52 1/2 in., w. 30 1/2 in., d. 22 in. $1200/1800 354. American Federal Carved Mahogany Bowfront Chest of Drawers , late 18th/ early 19th c., probably John and Thomas Seymour, Boston, molded top above four graduated drawers, shaped base, molding, flared “French” feet, h. 35 1/2 in., w. 42 in., d. 23 1/2 in. $2000/3000 355. Fine American Classical Figured Mahogany Armoire , c. 1830, Baltimore, stepped flared cornice, paneled doors flanked by distinctively carved and reeded pilasters; fitted interior with linen shelves, drawers, and hanging space, ring‑turned ball feet, h. 88 1/2 in., w. 65 1/2 in., d. 28 in. $2000/3000 Note: The restrained and carefully executed pilasters, central “knife edge” molding, door stile proportions and the narrow plinth on this armoire are closely related to those on a maple armoire descended in the family of John Needles (Baltimore, active 1810-1852) and bearing his stencil, now conserved at the Baltimore Museum of Art (acc. 1961.45). The Needles armoire was part of a suite comprising a bureau, mirror and washstand for his house on Hanover Street in Baltimore. The pilasters and ball feet on this armoire also relate to those on a secretary bookcase from the Winchester family of Baltimore attributed to Needles and at the Maryland Historical Society (acc. 62.83.1) Reference: Weidman, Gregory and Jennifer Goldsboro. Classical Maryland, 1815-1845 . Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society, 1993 p. 123, fig. 148. Ibid. Furniture in Maryland, 1740-1940 . Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society, 1984, p. 1420, fig. 102. 356. American Classical Carved Mahogany and Rosewood Work Table , c. 1825, attr. to Anthony Quervelle, Philadelphia, lift top with inset mirror, baize-lined work compartment, arched drawer with gadrooned molding, cornucopia supports, turned stretchers, acanthine paw feet, h. 30 1/4 in., w. 22 in., d. 17 in. $1500/2500 Ill.: Boor, Allison, et al. Philadelphia Empire Furniture . pp. 264‑265, figs. 130‑130b. 357. American Classical Carved Mahogany Poster Bed , c. 1830, Philadelphia, carved cornucopia and shell crest, paneled headboard, spiral‑turned posts with tobacco leaves, turned feet, brass cuffs, h. 87 in., l. 75 in., w. 59 in. $2500/3500 Provenance: Philip Bradley Antiques. Ill.: Boor, Allison, et al. Philadelphia Empire Furniture . p.497, fig. 331.