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A Chippendale Carved Mahogany Dish-Top Candlestand
Estimate: $1,000-$2,000
Sold
$1,600
Live Auction
Selections of Fine Americana from the Millhiser Collection
Description
A Chippendale Carved Mahogany Dish-Top Candlestand
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Circa 1770
Height 27 1/4 x diameter 18 inches.
Condition
refinished, but retaining nice even color; with some wear and loss to pads; a few repaired breaks to top of pedestal support, with fill to one covering screw reinforcement; wear to belted suppressed ball; with iron spider brace to underside; the cleat to underside probably replaced; top with a few minor age cracks to rim and some minor discoloration
Provenance
Provenance:Purchased from Ginsburg & Levy Inc., New York, New York,E. Ross (1894-1971) and Bessie S. Millhiser (1895-1987), Richmond, Virginia,Kenneth (1924-2021) and Katherine Millhiser (b. 1937), Piedmont, California.