THE JOSIAH MERRIAM DIMINUTIVE QUEEN ANNE MAHOGANY TURRET-TOP CARD TABLE, BOSTON, 1740-1760

THE JOSIAH MERRIAM DIMINUTIVE QUEEN ANNE MAHOGANY TURRET-TOP CARD TABLE
BOSTON, 1740-1760
29 ½ in. high, 26 ¼ in. wide, 11 5/8 in. deep

Special Notice
Please note this lot will be moved to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services (CFASS in Red Hook, Brooklyn) at 5pm on the last day of the sale. Lots may not be collected during the day of their move to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services. Please consult the Lot Collection Notice for collection information. This sheet is available from the Bidder Registration staff, Purchaser Payments or the Packing Desk and will be sent with your invoice.

Provenance
Josiah Merriam (1726-1809), Concord, Massachusetts
Probable line of descent:
Joseph Merriam (1767-1856), son
Lucy A. Merriam (1814-1872), daughter
Thence by descent to her great-granddaughter
Skinner, Inc., Bolton, October 29, 1995, lot 140
Wayne Pratt, Inc., Woodbury, Connecticut, 1995

Saleroom Notice
Please note that this lot will be held at Christie's Rockefeller Center until Monday January 22nd and then will be transferred to CFASS on Tuesday January 23rd.

Pre-Lot Text
PROPERTY FROM AN AMERICAN COLLECTION

Literature
“Skinner to Hold Americana Auction,” Antiques and The Arts Weekly (27 October 1995), p. 112-D.
David Hewitt, “Good Merchandise and Solid Gross,” Maine Antique Digest (January 1996), p. 1C.
Gary Sullivan, Brock Jobe and Jack O'Brien, Harbor & Home, Furniture of Southeastern Massachusetts, 1710-1850 (Hanover, 2009), p. 411 (Entry 40, fn. 5) (referenced).