A JAMES MADISON CENTERPIECE BOWL. A stained wood and molded glass footed centerpiece bowl

A JAMES MADISON CENTERPIECE BOWL. A stained wood and molded glass footed centerpiece bowl H: 8 ¼ in (20.8cm); dia: 11 ¼ in (28.5 cm) Provenance: James Madison, 4th President of the United States; by descent through Madison's brother's family to James Madison Moores (B. 1952); sold Butterfield & Butterfield, European and American Furniture and Decorative Arts, Including Silver, October 29 and 30, 1996, lot 2505, to the present owner. According to the 1992 auction description, this elegant centerpiece bowl is descended through 6 generations of Madison family members, from Madison's younger brother William Madison (1762-1843) to his son Ambrose Madison (1796-1855); to his daughter Leila Bankhead (1838-1911) who married William Pope Dabney on December 31, 1856; to her son Percy Pope Dabney (1866-1935) who married Ethel Linnie Crane in 1895; to their daughter Alice Madison Dabney (1896-1981) who married Kenneth Albert Moores on June 22, 1921; to their son Madison D. Moores (1925- 2009); to his son James Madison Moores, b. 1952. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing