Offered by: Levy Galleries
227 West 17th Street New York City, NY 10011 , United States Call Seller 212.628.7088

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The Swett Family Federal Wine Cooler or Cellarette

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  • Description
    Primary Wood: Mahogany
    Secondary Wood: Maple, White Pine

    Provenance: Descended in the Swett family. A transcribed note still owned by the family states By Mrs. Mary Swett's will you are to receive a brass banded wine refrigerator which belonged to your father's grandfather Gray and given to me by Colonel S. Swett. Colonel Samuel Swett of Boston and Cambridge was a writer on maritime affairs who married Lucia Gray, daughter of William Gray, a Boston merchant. The cooler descended to Lucia Gray Swett who was the wife of Francis Alexander, the portraitist.

    Reference: A very similar wine cooler that descended in the Sergeant family , and may be depicted in Henry Sergeant's painting Dinner Party appears in The Magazine Antiques, May, 1982, page 1172. That wine cooler is now in the collection of The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
  • More Information
    Origin: United States, Massachusetts
    Period: 19th Century
    Creation Date: Boston, Circa 1810.
    Styles / Movements: Federal
    Dealer Reference #: 5928
    Incollect Reference #: 172828
  • Dimensions
    W. 16.5 in; H. 29 in; D. 16.5 in;
    W. 41.91 cm; H. 73.66 cm; D. 41.91 cm;
Message from Seller:

For over 100 years and spanning four generations, the Levy family has been involved in the field of top-quality Americana, working with some of the most prestigious private and public collections worldwide. We invite you to explore our varied collections of Americana, including American furniture, silver, ceramics, needlework, and paintings, at our New York City loft space in Chelsea. For inquiries, please contact us at 212.628.7088 or email frank@levygalleries.com.

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