Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc.
Live Auction

June 22, 2024: Premier Americana - Day Four

Sat, Jun 22, 2024 09:00AM EDT
  • Shenandoah Valley
Lot 2262

RARE WYTHE CO., VALLEY OF VIRGINIA HARMONICON

Estimate: $500 - $800
Sold for

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $10
$200 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

RARE WYTHE CO., VALLEY OF VIRGINIA HARMONICON, the mahogany case having a hinged lid concealing an interior with its original sounding board and 18 period free-blown goblet-form bowls having applied pegs fitting into the sounding board, original brass cabinet lock and hinges; fitted on a yellow pine base of the same period made specifically for the case, featuring applied moldings to the chamfered top edge, raised on four well-turned legs. Both retain their original dry surfaces. Mid 19th century. 36 1/2" H, 30 1/2" x 28 1/4".
Catalogue Note: The case and glasses were most likely purchased from Baltimore of Philadelphia and brought to Wytheville, where the accompanying stand was made. The leg turnings are closely associated with Wythe Co. and several examples of very similar turnings can be seen at the Willowbrook Homestead Museum in Wytheville.

Condition

Good as-found condition, the case with some losses to the top edge and one corner, the stand with a loss to the top molding, cracks and repairs to the upper legs at the apron, and surface wear. Lacking seven period glasses, the present glasses are undamaged, several with some interior residue.

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