23rd Mar, 2023 11:00 EDT
The Legacy of Merrywood: The Estate of Alan I and Dianne Kay
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A George III carved mahogany tilt-top candlestand
circa 1760
The top with radiating veneer and flared scalloped rim, on carved and fluted split baluster support with lower beaded molding, three cabriole legs with carved c-scrolls, acanthus, and flowers, on ball-and-claw feet, retaining iron spider brace.
H: 25 in. (at resting surface), H: 26 3/4 in. (at highest point of flared rim), Dia: 22 in.
Provenance
John Ethridge Morris, Interior Designer-Antiquarian, Washington, D.C.
Acquired directly from the above in 1980.
Collection of Alan I. and Dianne Kay, Bethesda, Maryland.
The Estate of Alan I. and Dianne Kay, Bethesda, Maryland.
Sold for $1,197
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
The top with radiating veneer and flared scalloped rim, on carved and fluted split baluster support with lower beaded molding, three cabriole legs with carved c-scrolls, acanthus, and flowers, on ball-and-claw feet, retaining iron spider brace.
Provenance
John Ethridge Morris, Interior Designer-Antiquarian, Washington, D.C.
Acquired directly from the above in 1980.
Collection of Alan I. and Dianne Kay, Bethesda, Maryland.
The Estate of Alan I. and Dianne Kay, Bethesda, Maryland.
