May 3, 2022 10:00 EST
American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
93
A collection of fifteen photographs of the collection of Howard Reifsnyder
Charles Whitenack (active 1920-1956) and James L. Dillon & Co., Philadelphia, PA, circa 1927-1928
Comprising photographs depicting single items as well as interior scenes with furniture and objects in-situ, most bearing various inscriptions and stamped marks verso, including one photo inscribed, "Business office of Howard Reifsnyder, Philadelphia/ Furnished entirely in American antiques- Photo by Dillon, Philadelphia - (Must be credited)-," and stamped "Good Furniture/ 3479/ Feb 87 1928," another inscribed, "Detail showing vigorous carving of leg and claw-and-ball foot of Chippendale bedstead/ Owned by Howard Reifsnyder of Philadelphia/ Photo by Whitenack, Phila (Must credit)....12/29/27 - Copy to Good Furniture Magazine," and another inscribed, "Henry Ford bought this chest on chest for $26,000."
11 in. x 7 1/2 in. (largest, approx.)
Provenance
Private collection, Philadelphia.
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Comprising photographs depicting single items as well as interior scenes with furniture and objects in-situ, most bearing various inscriptions and stamped marks verso, including one photo inscribed, "Business office of Howard Reifsnyder, Philadelphia/ Furnished entirely in American antiques- Photo by Dillon, Philadelphia - (Must be credited)-," and stamped "Good Furniture/ 3479/ Feb 87 1928," another inscribed, "Detail showing vigorous carving of leg and claw-and-ball foot of Chippendale bedstead/ Owned by Howard Reifsnyder of Philadelphia/ Photo by Whitenack, Phila (Must credit)....12/29/27 - Copy to Good Furniture Magazine," and another inscribed, "Henry Ford bought this chest on chest for $26,000."
Provenance
Private collection, Philadelphia.
Note
Taken at both Reifsnyder's residence and office, many of these photographs are found in the auction catalogue, The Superb Collection of the Late Howard Reifsnyder, April 24-27, 1929.
