The Wright Family Federal Tilt Top Candlestand

Circa 1810, mahogany, attributed to Wilmington or Boston, rectangular top with rounded corners, standard with beehive ring turnings raised on tall spider arched legs terminating in spade foot.

29.25 x 20 x 18.5 in.

Estate of Elizabeth Jocelyn Jewett Tolar of Wilmington , granddaughter of Mary Wright Giles and John D. Bellamy II, and direct descendent of Judge Joshua Wright, Samuel Jocelyn, Dr. John D. Bellamy, and William Giles, and several other Wilmington’s founding families.

Exhibited: St. John Museum of Art and Historic Wilmington Foundation, Wilmington, NC, November 3 - December 30, 1989.

Literature:
John Bivins, Jr., Wilmington Furniture 1720-1860 (St. John's Museum of Art and Historic Wilmington Foundation, 1989), p.85, P53.
MESDA Reference File - S12228

Good estate condition.

$1,000 - 2,000