February 24, 2022 10:00 EST
The Gilded Age
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A Baroque Revival Carved Walnut Center Table
possibly Scandinavian, late 19th/early 20th century
With plank top, the supports carved with scrolled bird motif.
H: 32 1/2, W: 78 1/2, D: 45 in.
Provenance
The collection of Ambassador and Mrs. Alexander Weddell, Richmond, Virginia.
Deaccessioned by the Virginia Museum of History & Culture to benefit collections care, preservation and future acquisitions.
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
With plank top, the supports carved with scrolled bird motif.
Provenance
The collection of Ambassador and Mrs. Alexander Weddell, Richmond, Virginia.
Deaccessioned by the Virginia Museum of History & Culture to benefit collections care, preservation and future acquisitions.
Note
Alexander Wilbourne Weddell, born in Richmond in 1876, served as the US Ambassador to Argentina from 1933-1939 and to Spain from 1939 to 1942. In 1923, he married Virginia Chase Steedman (b. 1874, Edina, Missouri). During their travels, the couple collected furniture and objects from many regions which they used to furnish their Richmond residence, called Virginia House. Composed of a salvaged English Tudor-era priory, the house was gifted to the Virginia Historical Society in 1929.
