Highlights of Property Deaccessioned from the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association

Freeman’s is proud to offer deaccessioned furnishings from the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association in its April 19th American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts auction, which coincides with the 2016 Philadelphia Antiques Show. Many pieces have important historical provenances and associations and were presented to Mount Vernon during the last quarter of the 19th century by a remarkable group of association members, including the wives and daughters of U.S. Congressmen, diplomats, jurists, and poets. The proceeds from the sale will benefit Mount Vernon’s acquisitions fund.
The 70 piece collection also features a variety of forms, including looking glasses, chests of drawers, bedsteads, tables, and stands made from New England to Virginia. Regency strapwork iron benches that were used in Mount Vernon’s gardens throughout the 20th century and a group of Colonial Revival comb-back Windsor armchairs that have graced the Mansion’s famous piazza since 1892 will also be sold.
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