A James Madison Centerpiece Bowl. Stained wood and molded glass footed centerpiece bowl. Height: 8 ¼ in (20.8cm); Diameter: 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 Butterfield & Butterfield 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