American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts Auction

This spring, we offer you a rare opportunity to take home items that were formerly part of our collection but have recently been deaccessioned, including a group of Colonial Revival Windsor armchairs that graced the piazza from 1892–2014.

Date

April 19, 2016

Auction Location

Freeman's: 1808 Chestnut St, Philadelphia

Approximately 70 pieces—many with interesting historical provenances—will be sold April 19 in Philadelphia during Freeman’s American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts auction. Items include looking glasses, bedsteads, tables, and other furnishings.

The centerpiece of this collection: an exquisite pair of Philadelphia-made Chippendale mahogany tassel-back side chairs that were originally owned by Declaration of Independence signer and Associate Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase.

Funds raised by this deaccession will be used to purchase items that more closely meet our curatorial needs.

View catalogue and register to bid

Select items from the collection will be previewed at Freeman’s regional offices in Charlottesville, Richmond, and on the Main Line from March through April. The entire collection will be on view at Freeman’s headquarters in April.

No Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association board member, officer, or employee (or family member of any of the forgoing) may acquire deaccessioned objects either directly from the Association or at public sale.