Sulfur Inlay

jacon4

jacon4

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A really spectacular Lancaster Pa corner cupboard with sulfur & pewter inlay is up for sale at Skinner

http://www.skinnerinc.com/asp/fullcatalogue.asp?refno=++872553&salelot=2524B++++227+&t=5508941&
 
YIKES, this Berks county Pa paint decorated schrank dated 1775 sold today for......$839,500.00 with buyers premium. That might be a record for a painted piece.

http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/8019724
 

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About the Skinner Sale - SAPFM members might want to check this out;  I've never seen anything quite like the imaginative clock work mechanism in this desk that extends a serpent to frighten aware would-be thieves.  One thing that it suggests is that the practice of hding drawers in a removable prospect box was well-known in the 18th century.

http://www.skinnerinc.com/asp/fullCatalogue.asp?salelot=2524B++++234+&refno=++871962
 
Yeah, thats really taking secret drawers to a whole other level. I have never seen anything like it either, complete with carved wood gears and forged iron serpent's tongue to scare away intruders. The guy who built this desk obviously took secret drawers very seriously.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
 
OOPS, slight correction, LOL. According to Christie's, this Robert Crosman 1729 chest holds the worlds record for an American painted piece as well as the record for an American William & Mary piece. It sold in 2006 from the Blair collection for $2,928,000. The listing
http://www.mailchristies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=4639317
 

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Neat, we got a new member connected to the antique furniture auction world, welcome aboard!

Yeah, this corner cupboard was really special, i had a feeling it would exceed it's estimate.
 
Hmm - I'm not likely to understand the antique collecting world any time soon.  I'd have thought the desk with the snake in the drawer would've sold for roughly 10 times what it did.  Desks aren't rare, but one with something as unique and inventive as the drawer-guard mechanism has got to be pretty close to one of a kind.
 
Well, there has been a depression in the antique furniture world for a decade now, maybe longer, particularly in the middle market. Even though this desk sold below it's estimate, to get 9k for any slant lid desk in the present market, it's gotta be pretty special.
 
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