Samuel McIntire

Lot 57: THE SILSBEE FAMILY FEDERAL CARVED MAHOGANY SOFA

Name: THE SILSBEE FAMILY FEDERAL CARVED MAHOGANY SOFA
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 6307c58428

Est: $15,000 USD - $25,000 USDSold:

Christie'sNew York, NY, USSeptember 28, 2011

Item Overview

Description

THE SILSBEE FAMILY FEDERAL CARVED MAHOGANY SOFA
ATTRIBUTED TO SAMUEL MCINTIRE (1757-1811), SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS,1790-1810
retains an old and possibly original finish, center rear legs of a later date
38½ in. high, 76 in. wide, 25 in. deep

Artist or Maker

Samuel McIntire

Literature

Samuel Chamberlain, Salem Interiors: Two Centuries of New England Taste and Decoration (New York, 1950), p. 138.

Provenance

Probable line of descent:
William Silsbee (1779-1833), Salem, Massachusetts
Benjamin Hodges Silsbee (1811-1880), Salem, son
Francis Henry Silsbee (1852-1913), Salem, son
Francis Briggs Silsbee (1889-1967), Lawrence, Massachusetts, son
Henry Briggs Silsbee (1923-1997), Stony Brook, New York, son

Notes

ANOTHER PROPERTY

THE SILSBEE FAMILY FEDERAL CARVED MAHOGANY SOFA
ATTRIBUTED TO SAMUEL MCINTIRE (1757-1811), SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS,1790-1810
retains an old and possibly original finish, center rear legs of a later date
38½ in. high, 76 in. wide, 25 in. deep

Auction Details

Important American Furniture, Folk Art & Decorative Arts

Christie's

September 28, 2011, 12:00 AM EST

20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, 10020, US

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