Pre-Veteran's Day Americana Auction
By NH Auctions and Appraisals LLC
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Nov 6, 2021
41B Main Street Goffstown NH 03045, United States
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This sale has numerous rare items for auction to include; 1. A collection of rare maps to including a first edition Montresor map of New York ordered by General Gage, a Johannes van Kuelen map of the Hudson and New York; the Hermann Moll "Beaver Map"; the 1800 Plan of District of Columbia Washington; several others 2. Currier & Ives lithographs of the City of New York and the Port of New York. 3. Founder's portraits of Washington, Jefferson, and Hamilton. 4. Seven reverse paintings on glass of Washington and Lafayette. 5. Houdon Washington sculpture and Washington marble sculpture 6. Several eagles to include a pair of eagle brackets, a carved eagle, and an eagle mirror. 7. Fine furniture to include an Effingham Embree Tall Clock, Seymour card table and dining table, two pairs of New York painted chairs, MA and VT sideboards, New Hampshire painted stand; several work tables and nightstands 8. Other collectibles to include, globes, boxes, Palmer Sundial, landscapes, and documents 9. Several textiles to include two 1821 cloth Declaration of Independence and Death of Washington textile 10. Unique items such as a large GAR poster; Balloon poster of 1831, old Railroad poster http://www.withingtonauction.com/
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LOT 33:
Seymour Cumberland action dinning table
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Start price:
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3,000
Estimated price :
$6,000 - $10,000
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Seymour Cumberland action dinning table
The unique design of this dining table is extremely easy to open for use, it can accommodate up to eight sitters and yet it folds up to only 16". It is referred to as a Cumberland action dining table presumably because the first one was made for the Duke of Cumberland. A very similar one is pictured in "The Furniture Masterworks of John & Thomas Seymour" by Mussey, Entry 96 and attributed to Thomas Seymour. An ingenious mechanism allows one to disengage one or both leaves so that, with the addition of a square leaf, two or more units could be combined to make a longer dining table. This dining table is square in dimension and works well in a dining room of similar shape. It also works well as a secondary dining table, folded up and placed against the wall, ready to be opened up for special occasions. Note how beautifully matched the three large mahogany boards in the top are and their great color and patina requiring expert workmanship. Another indication of the great craftsmanship is the finely turned spindles below which still retain their original ebonized ends, an extraordinary detail. Dimensions: 28 1/2" Height, 54" Length 16" (closed), 54" (open) Width
Condition: In excellent original structural condition with the original brass casters and the original iron hinges.
