August Americana Online
Description:
Federal Mahogany and Mahogany Veneer Inlaid Sideboard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, area, c. 1800, with shaped top on a conforming case, the drawers and cupboard doors outlined in rope inlay and stringing, the contrasting dies above bellflower-inlaid cuffed double-tapering legs, replaced pulls, ht. 42 3/4, wd. 67 3/4, dp. 25 in.
Provenance: Descended in the family of Elizabeth Page (Mollie) Stark (1738-1814),wife of General John Stark in Dunbarton, New Hampshire.
Estimate $3,000-5,000
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John Stark, Portsmouth, DunbartonStephen L. Fletcher
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