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Elliott Daingerfield (American, 1859-1932), "Sisters and Their Kitten in a Parlor", 1883, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left, "Sotheby`s, New York" label en verso, 16 in. x 24 in., framed. Provenance: New York collector Note: This fine painting of two sisters neglecting their music studies (preferring instead to play with their kitten) is a rare example of Daingerfield`s domestic interiors that combines the quiescent parlor settings of a Vermeer with the Impressionist style of Mary Cassatt, Berthe Morisot, even Édouard Manet`s portraits of the Bellelli family (1857-1860). The leaded windows, convex wall mirror (which reflects the parlor setting in miniature), mandolin, arrangement of alchemy-like bottles, and placement of the oriental rug as a table covering are a reprise of 17th century Dutch interiors. On the other hand, the absence of pictorial depth, the decorative rendering of the rug, and brushwork are distinct attributes of Impressionist painting. Clearly, the young Daingerfield painted this work around the time he joined the prestigious Holbein Studios and began having his work exhibited at the National Academy of Design, where he met his greatest mentor, George Inness, with whom he would later study landscape painting.
An American Federal Carved Mahogany Drop-Leaf Dining Table, c. 1810, possibly the workshop of Thomas Seymour, Boston, incurvate frieze with turreted corners, beehive-turned standard, molded saber legs, brass cuffs, casters, height 29 in., width 46 1/2 in., depth 23 1/2 in. Note: There is a small group of tables with "incurvate end rails" made by the Seymours. Reference: Mussey, Robert D., Jr. The Furniture Masterworks of John and Thomas Seymour, (2003), pp. 332-333, cat. 99; Stoneman, Vernon C., John and Thomas Seymour, Cabinetmakers in Boston 1794-1816, 1959, pp. 296-297, fig. 193, 194.
A Fine American Classical Carved Mahogany Work Table, early 19th c., Anthony Quervelle, Philadelphia, labeled, lift top enclosing a fitted compartment with faux drawer front, two fitted bolection molded drawers below, paired dolphin supports, turned stretchers, arched legs, casters, height 31 in., width 24 in., depth 20 in. Note: This rare labeled work table is nearly identical to a notable example by Quervelle from the Sorger collection; it is closely related to a table descended in the Hempwell family, believed to be part of the original furnishings for Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia; and a third table sold in these rooms as lot 637, April 16, 2005. The "looking glass" label on this table, with Quervelle`s workshop street number, "126," was known to be in use c. 1825-1830. Reference: Smith, Robert. "The Furniture of Anthony G. Quervelle, Part III, the Worktables," Magazine Antiques (August 1973) p. 266, fig. 1; Boor, Allison. Philadelphia Empire Furniture., p. 266, Figure 131. Neal Auction Company lot 311, Sept 11, 2010; Smith, Robert. "Philadelphia Empire Furniture by Antoine Gabriel Quervelle," Magazine Antiques (September 1964) p. 305, fig. 2. Smith notes that a well-known group of Quervelle work tables used paired dolphin supports in a trestle form. Quervelle may have been inspired by certain Regency designs, such as a dressing table seen in George Smith`s Collection of Designs for Household Furniture, pl. 73.
An American Classical Gilt-Stenciled and Carved Mahogany Games Table, c. 1825, New York, foldover top with rounded corners, trestle support with hexagonal columns, acanthus scrolled legs, hairy paw feet, stretcher, brass casters, height 30 in., width 36 in., depth 18 in. Note: A table of similar design by Duncan Phyfe, which descended in the Astor family, is discussed by Nancy McClelland in Duncan Phyfe and the English Regency 1795-1830, 1939, ill. pl. 239 p. 252.
A Chinese Hardstone Table Screen, probably 20th c., rectangular panel carved with dragons pursuing the flaming pearl on a dense cloud scroll ground, the reverse with carved inscription, sight 18 1/8 in. x 11 1/2 in., framed and mounted in a carved wood stand as a table screen, height 23 1/8 in., width 24 1/4 in., depth 10 in.
A Group of American and English Dressing Table Accoutrements, late 19th/early 20th c., including a lidded powder jar, Mauser, NY, 1887-1903, height 4 3/4 in.; a pressed glass scent bottle with silver ferrule and cover, William Neale, Chester, 1903, mark registered 1882, height 5 1/4 in.; a cut glass and silver lidded jar, John Goode & Sons, Birmingham, 1915, mark registered 1890, height 3 3/8 in.; a cut glass and silver rouge jar, Unger Brothers, Newark, NJ, wc. 1872-1914; an English spectacles case with strapwork monogram, mark rubbed, length 5 in.; and an engraved vanity purse, length 4 1/2 in.
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