Lot 70: Tripod Stand

Cherry wood, original red stained finish, round top, bulbous turned shaft, on three arched legs, with tin plate underneath with original screws, “No 1″ painted on the cleat in white refers to the room number of the Shaker Dwelling, Watervliet, NY, c. 1840, 26 3/8″ h, 18 3/8” dia top. [Note: see The Encyclopedia of Shaker Furniture, Rieman/Burks, fig. 316-316A, p. 229; and an oral history of being used at Watervliet by Sister Anna Case (1855-1938).] 

$8,000-12,000