November 14, 2019, 2:00PM   THURSDAY

352 Selections from the Collector`s Vault



Lot 1 | ID # 23976 289
Dimensions: Ht: 42" Wd: 53.75" Dpth: 20"
Selling Time: 11/14/19
Sold for $6,000 to Paddle # 1036

An ebonized bronze mounted nineteenth century credenza having a stone top and granite columns.

Possibly by Herter Brothers.

The case made from cherry with maple inserts. The capitals are carved wood.

Provenance: From the original collection of the Maybrook mansion in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. The 20,000 square foot Gothic mansion was originally built on its 67 acre property by liquor baron, real estate developer, and art collector Henry Clay Gibson in 1881. The mansion along with its art and antiques collection was passed on from the Gibson family to John W. Merriam, and then finally to his stepson Robert Lockyer, the current owner.

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Sale 352 Lot 3

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Sale 352 Lot 4

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