Live Auction 16796Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver and Prints
A GEORGE III CARVED AND PARCEL-GILT MAHOGANY LOOKING GLASS
Lot 1246 PROPERTY FROM A DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA ESTATE

A GEORGE III CARVED AND PARCEL-GILT MAHOGANY LOOKING GLASS

CIRCA 1760

Closed18 January 2019

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A GEORGE III CARVED AND PARCEL-GILT MAHOGANY LOOKING GLASS
CIRCA 1760
together with a sampler and 8 silver spoons
67 ½ in. high, 29 in. wide

According to family history, the Bass Family of Braintree, Massachusetts
Elizabeth Daniel Antiques, North Carolina

Specialist note

According to family history this looking glass descended in the family of Samuel Bass IV of Norfolk County, Massachusetts. This individual was most likely Samuel Bass (1681-1768), whose first cousin, John Adams (1690-1761) was the father of President John Adams (1735-1826). A sampler and eight silver spoons also with Bass family history are included in this lot.