American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts: Featuring Property from Prominent New York and Philadelphia Collectors

Provenance:

French XVIII Century Furniture; Rare Chinese Porcelains; Paintings, French and English XVIII Century Engravings; Silver Objects of Art, The Property of Mrs. Eva R. Stotesbury, Samuel T. Freeman & Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 25-28, 1944, by repute,

Property of a Philadelphia collection (acquired directly from above).

Note:

Edward Townsend Stotesbury (1849-1938) was a successful investment banker, acting as a partner in Drexel & Co. in Philadelphia and J.P. Morgan & Co. in New York. He built several massive homes, including Whitemarsh Hall, located in outside Philadelphia and designed by Horace Trumbauer (built 1916-1921). This house, demolished in 1980, was the third largest private residence in America.