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The Important Richardson Family William and Mary Walnut High Chest of Drawers, Attributed to John Head (1688–1754), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Circa 1735

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The Important Richardson Family William and Mary Walnut High Chest of Drawers, Attributed to John Head (1688–1754), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Circa 1735

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The Important Richardson Family William and Mary Walnut High Chest of DrawersAttributed to John Head (1688–1754)Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCirca 1735 Applied molding along edge of skirt replaced.Height 65 5/8 in. by Width 42 1/4 in. by Depth 23 in.ProvenanceJoseph Richardson, Jr. (1752-1831) who married Ruth Hoskins (1756-1829) in 1780, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; To their son, John Richardson (1790-1866), who married Martha Gibbons in 1835, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; To their son, Dr. Joseph Gibbons Richardson (1836-1886), who married Mary Randolph Parry (1841-1916) in 1864, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; To their daughter, Elizabeth Randolph Richardson (b. 1869), who married Aubrey Howell (1866-1928) in 1890, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; To their daughter, Josephine Randolph Richardson Howell (1904-1947), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Sold to Robert S. Stuart, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in July of 1946 with Carl M. Williams acting as agent.LiteratureMary Thomas Seaman, Thomas Richardson of South Shields, Durham County, England and his descendants in the United States of America (New York: Tobias A. Wright, 1929): no. 85, p. 56;Robert S. Stuart, “The Richardsons, a family of Silversmiths,” The Connoisseur, November 1978, 203-6;Jay Robert Stiefel, The Cabinetmaker's Account: John Head's Record of Craft & Commerce in Colonial Philadelphia, 1718-1753, (Philadelphia, PA: American Philosophical Society Press, 2019), p. 176, figs. 17.11.Catalogue noteRetaining its original cast brass escutcheons and drop handles, this walnut high chest of drawers descended in the Richardson family of Philadelphia for over 200 years and may have been owned by Joseph Richardson, Sr. (1711-1784), the Philadelphia silversmith. It is attributed to John Head (1688-1754), the Philadelphia cabinetmaker, and is the first intact high chest associated with him to come on the marketplace in many years.In 1929, Mary Seaman illustrated this high chest in Thomas Richardson of South Shields, Durham County, England and his descendants in the United States of America as in the possession of Elizabeth Randolph Richardson Howell (1869-1928) and having “stood in the house of Joseph and Ruth Hoskins Richardson in Germantown, and the drops shook during the entire Battle of Germantown.”1 Joseph Richardson, Jr. (1752-1831) and his wife, Ruth Hoskins (1756-1829), married in 1780. They likely inherited the high chest from his parents, Joseph Richardson, Sr. and his wife Mary (Allen) (1716-1787) who married in 1748. Joseph Richardson Jr. worked as a gold and silversmith in Philadelphia. He was in partnership with his brother, Nathaniel Richardson (1754-1827), from 1785 to 1791 in the firm of Joseph and Nathaniel Richardson Later, he worked in partnership with James Howell as Richardson & Co. On December 12, 1795, George Washington appointed him Assayer of the Mint and he held that position until his death in 1831. Joseph Jr.’s son, John Richardson (1790-1866), likely owned the high chest next. He married Martha Gibbons in 1835. John succeeded his father as Assayer of the Mint, being appointed by Andrew Jackson on March 21, 1831. He was a book dealer in Philadelphia.The high chest descended to John and Martha’s son, Dr. Joseph Gibbons Richardson (1836-1886), and his wife Mary Randolph Parry (1841-1916) of Philadelphia. Dr. Richardson worked as a physician in Philadelphia and specialized in microscopic research, blood analysis and hygiene. Their daughter, Elizabeth Randolph Richardson Howell, inherited the chest from her parents. At her death, it descended to her daughter, Josephine Randolph Richardson Howell (1904-1947) of Philadelphia. She sold it to Robert “Bob” S. Stuart of Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania in July of 1946 for $2,425 along with the 1705 marriage certificate of Francis Richardson II (1684-1729) and Elizabeth Growden (d. 1714), the parents of Joseph Richardson Sr., that was also in her possession.2 The dressing table also offered in this sale descended th

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 334
Auktion:
Datum:
22.01.2022 - 23.01.2022
Auktionshaus:
Sotheby's
New York
Beschreibung:

The Important Richardson Family William and Mary Walnut High Chest of DrawersAttributed to John Head (1688–1754)Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCirca 1735 Applied molding along edge of skirt replaced.Height 65 5/8 in. by Width 42 1/4 in. by Depth 23 in.ProvenanceJoseph Richardson, Jr. (1752-1831) who married Ruth Hoskins (1756-1829) in 1780, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; To their son, John Richardson (1790-1866), who married Martha Gibbons in 1835, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; To their son, Dr. Joseph Gibbons Richardson (1836-1886), who married Mary Randolph Parry (1841-1916) in 1864, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; To their daughter, Elizabeth Randolph Richardson (b. 1869), who married Aubrey Howell (1866-1928) in 1890, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; To their daughter, Josephine Randolph Richardson Howell (1904-1947), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Sold to Robert S. Stuart, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in July of 1946 with Carl M. Williams acting as agent.LiteratureMary Thomas Seaman, Thomas Richardson of South Shields, Durham County, England and his descendants in the United States of America (New York: Tobias A. Wright, 1929): no. 85, p. 56;Robert S. Stuart, “The Richardsons, a family of Silversmiths,” The Connoisseur, November 1978, 203-6;Jay Robert Stiefel, The Cabinetmaker's Account: John Head's Record of Craft & Commerce in Colonial Philadelphia, 1718-1753, (Philadelphia, PA: American Philosophical Society Press, 2019), p. 176, figs. 17.11.Catalogue noteRetaining its original cast brass escutcheons and drop handles, this walnut high chest of drawers descended in the Richardson family of Philadelphia for over 200 years and may have been owned by Joseph Richardson, Sr. (1711-1784), the Philadelphia silversmith. It is attributed to John Head (1688-1754), the Philadelphia cabinetmaker, and is the first intact high chest associated with him to come on the marketplace in many years.In 1929, Mary Seaman illustrated this high chest in Thomas Richardson of South Shields, Durham County, England and his descendants in the United States of America as in the possession of Elizabeth Randolph Richardson Howell (1869-1928) and having “stood in the house of Joseph and Ruth Hoskins Richardson in Germantown, and the drops shook during the entire Battle of Germantown.”1 Joseph Richardson, Jr. (1752-1831) and his wife, Ruth Hoskins (1756-1829), married in 1780. They likely inherited the high chest from his parents, Joseph Richardson, Sr. and his wife Mary (Allen) (1716-1787) who married in 1748. Joseph Richardson Jr. worked as a gold and silversmith in Philadelphia. He was in partnership with his brother, Nathaniel Richardson (1754-1827), from 1785 to 1791 in the firm of Joseph and Nathaniel Richardson Later, he worked in partnership with James Howell as Richardson & Co. On December 12, 1795, George Washington appointed him Assayer of the Mint and he held that position until his death in 1831. Joseph Jr.’s son, John Richardson (1790-1866), likely owned the high chest next. He married Martha Gibbons in 1835. John succeeded his father as Assayer of the Mint, being appointed by Andrew Jackson on March 21, 1831. He was a book dealer in Philadelphia.The high chest descended to John and Martha’s son, Dr. Joseph Gibbons Richardson (1836-1886), and his wife Mary Randolph Parry (1841-1916) of Philadelphia. Dr. Richardson worked as a physician in Philadelphia and specialized in microscopic research, blood analysis and hygiene. Their daughter, Elizabeth Randolph Richardson Howell, inherited the chest from her parents. At her death, it descended to her daughter, Josephine Randolph Richardson Howell (1904-1947) of Philadelphia. She sold it to Robert “Bob” S. Stuart of Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania in July of 1946 for $2,425 along with the 1705 marriage certificate of Francis Richardson II (1684-1729) and Elizabeth Growden (d. 1714), the parents of Joseph Richardson Sr., that was also in her possession.2 The dressing table also offered in this sale descended th

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 334
Auktion:
Datum:
22.01.2022 - 23.01.2022
Auktionshaus:
Sotheby's
New York
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