Sale 821 | Historic Sword Gate House Highlights

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HISTORIC SWORD GATE HOUSE Charleston, South Carolina

HISTORIC SWORD GATE HOUSE 32 Legare Street in Historic Downtown Charleston

Built in 1803 for the French Huguenot, Solomon Legare, Historic Sword Gate House has a backstory steeped in mystery and over the years has been the home of famous residents, such as Abraham Lincoln’s daughter and Theodore Roosevelt’s cousin.

The 17,142 square foot home sits on nearly an acre of lush gardens that boast a 180-year-old magnolia tree and has been an all-girls private school, an inn, and a museum.

Sword Gate House received its name in 1849 when its second owner, British Consul George Hopley, purchased the never-used second set of iron “sword motif” gates that the city of Charleston had originally commissioned in 1838 by artisan Christopher Werner for its new Guard House.

At the start of the 21st century, the home was purchased, extensively renovated, and furnished to closely match the original period of the home’s architecture. During the summer of 2020, Sword Gate changed ownership again, making it the neighborhood’s most expensive real estate transaction at the time.

Many of the antique furnishings and décor conveyed with the home, and the Federal Period furniture and decorative objects that once filled the colorful rooms of Historic Sword Gate House, are featured as a single collection through Hindman’s Atlanta saleroom.

109 A Mahal Wool Rug WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1910 16 feet 6 inches x 6 feet 10 inches. $2,000-$4,000

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29 An Irish George III Style Carved Mahogany Console Table 19TH CENTURY, Possibly with Earlier Elements Height 30 3/4 x width 70 1/2 x depth 26 inches. $2,000-$3,000

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49 A Georgian Style Wingback Armchair 20TH CENTURY together with an associated cushion.

Height 46 inches. $200-$400

84 A Federal Inlaid Mahogany Pembroke Table CIRCA 1800 Height 29 1/4 x width 22 1/2 x depth 29 1/2 inches. $1,000-$2,000

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82 A Chippendale Style Mahogany Dressing Table 18TH/19TH CENTURY Height 29 1/2 x width 42 x depth 20 inches. $400-$600

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6 A French Gilt Bronze and Specimen-Marble Top Table 19TH CENTURY Height 28 1/4 x diameter of top 31 inches. $3,000-$5,000

4 A Pair of Rococo Revival Leather-Upholstered Wingback Armchairs LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY Height 37 1/4 x width 33 x depth 33 inches. $1,500-$2,500

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10 A Pair of French Gilt Brass, Marble and Cut Glass Candelabra Mounted as Lamps 19TH CENTURY Height 29 1/2 x width 15 1/2 inches. $1,000-$2,000

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19 A George III Figured Mahogany Chest-on-Chest LATE 18TH CENTURY Height 76 x width 41 3/4 x depth 20 inches. $1,000-$2,000

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31 A Regency Style Satinwood Banded Mahogany Dining Table 20TH CENTURY Height 29 x length 101 x width 60 inches. $800-$1,200

56 A Set of Eight George I Style Walnut Dining Chairs 19TH CENTURY Height 41 1/2 inches. $2,000-$4,000

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83 A Queen Anne Fan-Carved Cherrywood Dressing Table NEW ENGLAND, 18TH CENTURY AND LATER Height 31 1/2 x width 33 3/4 x depth 19 3/4 inches. $800-$1,200

81 A Federal Mahogany Sideboard EARLY 19TH CENTURY Height 40 1/4 x width 66 1/4 x depth 22 3/4 inches. $1,000-$2,00

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3 A Louis XIV Style Walnut Bench with Faux Crewelwork Upholstery 20TH CENTURY Height 40 x width 54 x depth 23 inches. $300-$500

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51 A George III Style Mahogany Tapestry-Upholstered Wing Chair 20TH CENTURY Height 43 x width 27 x depth 27 inches. $600-$800

87 A Federal Maple Candle Stand CIRCA 1790 Height 27 1/2 x width 21 1/2 x depth 15 1/4 inches. $1,000-$2,000

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94 Two Modern Upholstered Armchairs Height of taller 46 x width 34 x depth 31 inches. $300-$500

11 A Pair of Empire Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze Candelabra Mounted as Lamps LATE 19TH CENTURY Height 17 1/2 inches. $500-$700

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15 A Pair of Italian Painted and Parcel Gilt Faux Marble-Top Console Tables 19TH CENTURY Height 37 x width 62 1/2 x depth 22 inches. $4,000-$6,000

22 A George II Burl Walnut Commode 18TH CENTURY AND LATER Height 36 x width 43 x depth 24 inches. $1,000-$2,000

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23 A George III Mahogany Bachelor’s Chest CIRCA 1780 Height 31 1/2 x width 32 x depth 19 inches. $1,000-$2,000

24 A George II Burl Shell-Carved Walnut Lowboy MID 18TH CENTURY Height 30 1/2 x width 36 1/4 x depth 23 1/4 inches. $500-$700

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17 A George III Style Chinoiserie Lacquered Four-Post Tester Bed 20TH CENTURY together with nine associated bed hangings.

Height of bed 108 1/2 x width 85 x depth 89 inches. $300-$500

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43 A George III Mahogany Tilt-Top Tea Table CIRCA 1770 Height 28 x diameter of top 32 inches. $500-$700

64 A George III Style Chinoiserie Decorated Long Tabouret Stool Height 12 x width 47 x depth 14 1/2 inches. $300-$500

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80 A Federal Style Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase LATE 19TH CENTURY Height 95 x width 69 x depth 19 inches. $1,000-$2,000

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33 A Queen Anne Mahogany Drop-Leaf Table LATE 18TH CENTURY Height 28 x width 45 x depth 16 inches. $500-$700

37 A George III Style Carved Mahogany Tilt-Top Supper Table 19TH CENTURY Height 29 1/2 x width 32 1/4 x depth 32 inches. $1,000-$2,000

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1 A Louis XV Style Walnut Five-Piece Seating Suite LATE 19TH CENTURY Height of settee 40 x width 50 x depth 26 inches. $1,000-$2,000

2 A Louis XV Style Upholstered Bench 20TH CENTURY together with an associated cushion.

Height 31 x width 69 x depth 25 inches. $200-$400

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38 A George III Mahogany Tilt-Top Table

48 A Victorian Walnut Armchair

LATE 18TH CENTURY Height 26 3/8 x diameter 20 1/2 inches. $400-$600

CIRCA 1880 Height 38 1/2 x width 28 x depth 36 inches. $200-$400

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112 An English Needlepoint Carpet CIRCA 1900 23 feet x 13 feet 4 inches. $3,000-$5,000

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44 A Victorian Style Rosewood Game Table 20TH CENTURY Height 28 x diameter of top 18 1/2 inches.

In overall fair and stable condition. Refinished surface, but with areas of dark color. Old scuffs, marks and scratches consistent with age and use. Age cracks visible to the top.

There is a 1-inch triangular loss to the edge of the top. Minor losses to the foot pads. $100-$200

47 A George II Style Carved Mahogany Settee 19TH CENTURY together with two associated cushions.

Height 39 x width 54 1/2 x depth 25 inches. $2,000-$4,000

53 An Edwardian Mahogany Leather Upholstered Library Chair with Needlepoint Pillow LATE 19TH CENTURY together with an associated cushion.

Height 40 inches x width 24 x depth 25 inches. $500-$700

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46 A Chesterfield Tufted Linen-Upholstered Sofa together with four associated cushions.

Height 35 1/2 x width 103 x depth 44 inches. $500-$700

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55 A Set of Five George III Style Mahogany Dining Chairs 19TH CENTURY Height 37 1/2 inches. $500-$700

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57 A Set of Ten George III Style Mahogany Dining Chairs in the Chippendale Taste 19TH CENTURY Height 39 x width 25 x depth 23 inches. $3,000-$5,000

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69 Three Regency Style White Glazed Stoneware Urns Mounted as Lamps 19TH/20TH CENTURY Height of largest 16 1/2 inches. $300-$500

70 A Pair of Cast Iron Urns Mounted as Lamps

71 A Pair of Carved Wood Candlesticks Mounted as Lamps

19TH CENTURY Height 15 1/2 inches. $400-$600

19TH CENTURY Height 20 inches. $200-$400

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