RARE AND IMPORTANT BOSTON WILLIAM AND MARY WALNUT GATELEG TABLE.

Massachusetts. First half 18th century. The rectangular top with bowed ends and hinged D-form leaves above a conforming apron fitted with a single long drawer within the frieze raised on baluster, ring-turned, and blocked legs joined by conforming stretchers terminating in elongated ball feet. The two hinged gates joined by baluster, ring-turned and blocked stretchers. NOTE: The table of double-pinned construction, the top with ruled edge, and the drawer having simple dovetail construction at the front and joined by nails at the back. PROVENANCE: Descended in the Butler-Sigourney families of Boston and Oxford, Massachusetts, thence to Peter Butler, Esq. (1820-1894), a successful merchant and investor, and by descent within the family. Sold at Northeast Auctions Lot #1246 August 2011. Now the property of a private Maine/Texas collector. LITERATURE: For a discussion of Boston gateleg drop-leaf tables, see Brock Jobe and Myrna Kaye, “New England Furniture: The Colonial Era,” pp. 268-270, no. 58. SIZE: 29″ h x 48-1/2″ l x 61-1/2″ open and 20-3/4″ closed. PROVENANCE: Private Maine/Texas Collector. CONDITION: Table retains old surface with good color and patina. No major restorations, losses or replacements. A single board replacement to bottom of drawer. Very good overall. 50012-74 (25,000-50,000) – Lot 2026

Auction: Fine Art, Asian & Antique Auction - August 2016

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2026	$23,700.00	RARE AND IMPORTANT BOSTON WILLIAM AND MARY WALNUT GATELEG TABLE. Massachusetts. First half 18th century. The rectangular top with bowed ends and hinged D-form leaves above a conforming apron fitted with a single long drawer within the frieze raised on baluster, ring-turned, and blocked legs joined by conforming stretchers terminating in elongated ball feet. The two hinged gates joined by baluster, ring-turned and blocked stretchers. NOTE: The table of double-pinned construction, the top with ruled edge, and the drawer having simple dovetail construction at the front and joined by nails at the back. PROVENANCE: Descended in the Butler-Sigourney families of Boston and Oxford, Massachusetts, thence to Peter Butler, Esq. (1820-1894), a successful merchant and investor, and by descent within the family. Sold at Northeast Auctions Lot #1246 August 2011. Now the property of a private Maine/Texas collector. LITERATURE: For a discussion of Boston gateleg drop-leaf tables, see Brock Jobe and Myrna Kaye, “New England Furniture: The Colonial Era,” pp. 268-270, no. 58. SIZE: 29″ h x 48-1/2″ l x 61-1/2″ open and 20-3/4″ closed. PROVENANCE: Private Maine/Texas Collector. CONDITION: Table retains old surface with good color and patina. No major restorations, losses or replacements. A single board replacement to bottom of drawer. Very good overall. 50012-74 (25,000-50,000) – Lot 2026 Auction: Fine Art, Asian & Antique Auction - August 2016 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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RARE AND IMPORTANT BOSTON WILLIAM AND MARY WALNUT GATELEG TABLE.