Lot 1060
A Federal Figured Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
Sale 1060 - American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts
Lots 1001-1304
Sep 14, 2022
10:00AM ET
Lots 1305-1582
Sep 15, 2022
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$2,000 -
4,000
Price Realized
$2,813
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
A Federal Figured Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
Circle of James and Curtis Rockwood, Richmond, Virginia, Circa 1810
appears to retain the original brasses.
Height 94 1/2 x width 45 1/4 x depth 21 inches.
Height 94 1/2 x width 45 1/4 x depth 21 inches.
Provenance:
Major John Doswell (1744-1820), and his wife Mary Poythrees Epes (b. 1767);
to their daughter Frances Susan Doswell (1801-1889), married first to Harry Stanard Beverly (1792-1839) and married second to Francis Washington Epes (b. 1811);
to their daughter Fannie Washington Epes (1851-1920), married to John Segar Epes (1847-1909);
to their daughter Birdie Epes Gravatt (1882-1959), married to William Moncure Gravatt (1883-1961);
to their daughter Frances Epes Gravatt Crowder (b. 1911);
to her descendants;
Sumpter Priddy III, Alexandria, Virginia
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