SOTHEBY’S AMERICANA WEEK 2008 TOTALS: $13,879,446 The results of Sotheby’s 2008 Americana Week sales brought a total of $13,879,446 (est. $10.8/22.9 million).
Figured Mahogany Bombé Chest of Drawers, Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1770 which sold for $241,000 (lot 108, est. $200/500,000), an Important Queen Anne Carved Mahogany Concertina-Action Turret-Top Games Table, the carving attributed to John Welch, Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1750, which brought $205,000 (lot 4, est. $150/500,000), and a Rare and Fine Chippendale Carved and Figured Mahogany Card Table, Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1750, which surpassed a high estimate of $120,000 to sell for $205,000 (lot 110, est. $60/120,000).
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*Estimates do not include buyer’s premium
