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Georgian mahogany table
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Pre 1800 item# 787024 (stock# 7955)
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Gordon S. Converse and Co.
610.722.9004
$3,500.00
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An unusual early 18th Century Queen Anne table whose top is 28"X 54". The caster mounted pad or spoon feet are classic Queen Anne and are pegged into the frame below the top; working drawers on both sides have brass pulls, that appear original. This table is unusual for several reasons. The use of mahogany in the early 1700s was unusual. Besides being less fashionable than the popular walnut or oak, mahogany was and always has been hard to get. It all had to be imported; yet this one p ...click for details
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Whaling ship "The Swallow"
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Pre 1900 item# 784645 (stock# 7381)
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Gordon S. Converse and Co.
610.722.9004
$1,400.00
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The Swallow was an early 19th century whaling ship out of New Bedford, often described as a Barque. Reportedly it was owned by Henry Cooper. It may have been in service in the 1884 when ship under the same name left New Zealand. The model is hand made in the early 1900s and was de-accessed from a New England museum. Very detailed, with a mahogany base and glass case measuring 30.5"W x 24.25"H x 10.5"D; the ship is approximately 27.5"W x 21.5"H x 8"D. Relatively mino ...click for details
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Rare pair of candle boxes
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Pre 1837 VR item# 722817 (stock# 7833)
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Gordon S. Converse and Co.
610.722.9004
$4,400.00
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A very rare matching pair of Georgian or American Federal candle boxes. Each is dovetail constructed in solid mahogany with ebonized or ebony inlay stars and circles. Both are in excellent original condition, with old finish and modest wear. One has had a now long ago repaired split on the right side of the carcass. Matching pairs of candle boxes are very rare, made at the same time for clients needing more than one box throughout their home or within a large room. Late 18th or early 19th centur ...click for details
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