A WILLIAM IV MAHOGANY SIDEBOARD

CIRCA 1835

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A WILLIAM IV MAHOGANY SIDEBOARD
CIRCA 1835
THE STEPPED PANELLED BACKRAIL WITH VOLUTES TO EITHER SIDE, ABOVE A CASE WITH BOWED CENTER OVER A LONG CENTRAL FRIEZE DRAWER WITH THREE SIMULATED PANELLED DRAWER FRONTS, FLANKED BY A PANELLED DRAWER TO EITHER SIDE, ON TWO PEDESTALS WITH PANELLED DOORS, ONE ENCLOSING A DEEP DRAWER FITTED WITH BOTTLE SLIDES, THE OTHER WITH A SHELF, BOTH ON PLINTH BASES, BRASSES REPLACED
51IN. (129.5CM.) HIGH, 90IN. (228.5CM.) LONG, 30½IN. (77.5CM.) DEEP

Provenance

WILLIAM PHELPS ENO, SAUGATUCK, (NOW WESTPORT), CONNECTICUT.

Lot Essay

WILLIAM PHELPS ENO (D. 1945), 'THE FATHER OF TRAFFIC REGULATION', PIONEERED MUNICIPAL TRAFFIC ORDINANCE WHICH WAS FIRST APPLIED TO HIS NATIVE NEW YORK CITY, AND SUBSEQUENTLY BECAME THE STANDARD FOR MAJOR CITIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. REGULATIONS THAT WE TAKE FOR GRANTED SUCH AS TRAFFIC SIGNALS, RIGHT-OF-WAY RULES, THE DISPLAY OF LICENSE PLATES AND PAINTED LINES ON PAVEMENTS ARE AMONG THE MYRIAD OF MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS THIS INNOVATOR MADE TO OUR DAILY LIVES.

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