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This item WAS NOT SOLD. Auction date was 2002 Apr 13 @ 08:00UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
Attributed to the workshop of Daniel Pabst, Philadelphia, early 1870sIn twelve pieces comprised of a mantel, over-mantel mirror, and ten bookcase units; the mantelpiece with carved catlike supports, stippled intaglio panels and shell-carved base; the mirror with turned columnar supports and chamfered standards flanking a mirror glass surmounted by a frieze with carved and turned decoration and central shield having carved griffin head, all above a reeded panel. The bookcases each connected and having adjustable shelves enclosed by a glazed door flanked by turned columnar supports with carved and chamfered standards, the whole capped by a reeded pitched roof. Mantelpiece with mirror height: 123 in., width: 78 in., depth: 16 in.; cabinet dimensions, height: 81 in., depth: between 15 & 20 in., widths: 36-1/4, 35-3/4, 36-1/2, 38-1/2, 34, 38, 36, 41, 42 in.; corner cabinet, width: 21 in., d: 17 in.; total length of cabinets and mantelpiece: 437 in.Stylistically this library relates directly to room interiors Furness designed for private residences. The mantelpiece and mirror are remarkably similar to those pictured in the Henry C. Gibson residence (1870). The bookcases are similar to those in the Theodore Roosevelt, Sr. house in New York City (1873); the reeding and ball bearing motifs relate to decorative elements in that woodwork. The precise, turned columns exhibit the mechanistic force of Furness's 1870s work while the standards annouce the architectural presence of the cabinets. The pitched roofline reflects his tendency to dramatize the smallest details, as if the bookcases were buildings themselves. The carved griffin device atop the mirror may be a family crest or an unknown humorous reference.The quality of the woodwork and carving is comparable to the work of Philadelphia cabinetmaker, Daniel Pabst (1826-1910). Evidence indicates that Furness and Pabst worked together on more than one occasion. "Tangible evidence of a working relationship between them is established by the appearance of Furness's name on Pabst's customer list; Pabst therefore probably made furniture for Furness from the architect's designs. Further evidence of an important working association is that Pabst and Furness had many of the same clients." The furniture carved for the Theodore Roosevelt, Sr. house has been attributed to Pabst as Roosevelt was also noted on his customer list. (Philadelphia Museum of Art Bulletin, April 1977: David A. Hanks and Page Talbott)PROVENANCE:This room came out of the Newtown Square, Pa., home (not a Furness design) of Isaac Norris, where it was installed after the turn of the century. Norris was an officer of the Pennsylvania Railroad and certainly knew some of Furness's past clients through the Railroad. It would have been originally installed in a Furness-designed home, probably in Philadelphia, then moved thirty years later after the high Victorian style was passe and the suburban sprawl began. Estimate: $70000-90000USD
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