Bidspirit auction | Federal Mahogany Tilt-Top Candlestand

Federal Mahogany Tilt-Top Candlestand - Federal Mahogany Tilt-Top Candlestand Massachusetts, 1800-1820. Underside of top retains an old jelly label which reads ”Tip-table belonged to Lucy Merriam. Mentioned in Susan M. Gleasons will” . Provenance: Lucy (Wheeler) Merriam (1777-1841) ”Merriams Corner”, Concord, MA; Susan Wheeler (Merriam) Gleason (1812-after 1880), Concord and Framingham, MA, daughter; The Rosebrook Collection, Connecticut; Wayne Pratt, Inc., Woodbury, CT, 1997; Christie's, New York, September 22, 2014, sale 2876, lot 71; Property from the Collection of William and Meryl Russell, New Jersey Special thanks to Christie's Americana Department for their work on the catalogue note in their September 22, 2014 catalogue: ”According to the label on the underside of the top, this candlestand was owned by Lucy Wheeler (1777-1841) of Concord, Massachusetts, who married Joseph Merriam (1767-1856) in 1799. This candlestand, along with a surviving turret-top card table and tall-case clock, probably furnished the homestead on his family's farm at ”Merriam's Corner, ” the site where American militiamen had engaged the enemy on April 19, 1775 during the Battles of Lexington and Concord. Joseph and Lucy Merriam had ten children and, upon his death, he bequeathed the family home and farm to his son-in-law Eben P. Gleason (1802-1870). Gleason had married the Merriams' youngest daughter, Susan Wheeler Merriam (1812-after 1880), who according to the candlestand's note, mentioned this piece in her will (Lemuel Shattuck, A History of the Town of Concord (Boston, 1835), pp. 121-122, 378-379; Skinner, Inc., 29 October 1995, lots 140 and 162; David F. Wood, ed., The Concord Museum: Decorative Arts from a New England Collection (Concord, 1996), pp. 96-102, cat. 43; Charles Henry Pope, comp., Merriam Genealogy (Boston, 1906), pp. 107-108).” 28 3/4 x 15 5/8 x 23 1/2 in. (73 x 39.7 x 59.7 cm.) Condition: Condition reports are not provided in catalog descriptions. The absence of a condition report does not guarantee that the lot is in good condition or free from damage and wear. We encourage you to request a condition report and/or additional photos prior to bidding on any lot. We also recommend asking for a shipping quote before bidding. CASH, CASHIER CHECK, MONEY ORDER, AND WIRE TRANSFER ARE THE ONLY METHODS OF PAYMENT ACCEPTED FOR JEWELRY.