317. Fine American Federal Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard, c. 1790‑1810, probably Maryland, School of John Shaw (1745‑1829), Annapolis, breakfronted top, pair quarter fan inlaid doors flanking shell inlaid panel, 2 drawers and deep drawer to sides, square tapered cuffed legs, h. 37 1/2 in., w. 71 1/2 in., d. 23 7/8 in. $4000/6000 Provenance: Milly McGehee Antiques; Estates of William and Sarah McGehee, Dr. Dubs House, Natchez, MS. Ill.: The Magazine Antiques, Jan. 1986, p. 269. Note: The proportions, form, fine veneers and inlay on this sideboard are nearly identical to those on a sideboard purported to having had a label from John Shaw in the collection of Alexander Stewart. The form and proportions of this sideboard are also similar to those on a labeled mahogany sideboard made by Shaw for the Henry family of Annapolis. Ref.: Beirne, Rosamond Randall. “John Shaw, Cabinet Maker,” Magazine Antiques. (December 1960) p. 556, fig. 7 and p. 558.
318. Associated Suite of Eight American Federal Carved and Inlaid Mahogany Side Chairs, c. 1790‑1810, probably School of Haines and Connelly, Philadelphia, shaped rectangular back, swagged splat, inlaid saber legs, green woven haircloth upholstery; together with one near matching chair with straight legs, (9 pcs.) $2500/3500 Provenance: Three from Israel Sack, 1977; 5 found on Pine St., Philadelphia, reputedly descended in the Morris Family of that city; Estates of William and Sarah McGehee, Dr. Dubs House, Natchez, MS. Ill.: The Magazine Antiques, Jan. 1986, p. 269. Note: The tapering inlaid legs and the straight seat rails on these chairs indicate a Philadelphia maker, however the Sheraton motifs used for the splats may be seen in noted examples outside of Philadelphia as well. Eight chairs in this set are very close in form to the renowned suite of ten dining chairs in the Henry Craig Federal period room at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (acc.1971.180.16) and a pair of mahogany side chairs conserved at Wintherthur (acc. 57.1029.1, 2). The ninth chair in the lot offered here has a carved splat derived from plate 28 of Thomas Sheraton’s Drawing Book, and is similar to two well-known examples, one at Winterthur (acc. 57.772.1) and the other at the Baltimore Museum of Art. Ref.: Davidson, Marshall and Elizabeth Stillinger. The American Wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York: Harrison House, 1985, pp. 66-69, fig 83; Montgomery, Charles. American Furniture of the Federal Period in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. New York: Viking, 1966, p. 148, fig. 97; Ibid. pp. 152-153, fig. 105.
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