Lot 1548
  • 1548

VERY FINE AND RARE QUEEN ANNE GILT AND TROMP-L'OEIL DECORATED FIGURED WALNUT FLAT-TOP HIGH CHEST OF DRAWERS, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1735 |

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Height 69 1/2 in. by Width 39 in. by Depth 22 in.
appears to retain its original hardware and an early dark, historic surface.

Provenance

Israel Sack, Inc., New York;
David Brooks Gendron;
Christie's New York, October 5, 2000, lot 75;
Northeast Auctions, Manchester, New Hampshire, Annual Summer Americana Auction, August 7, 2010, lot 857.

Condition

Age splits to the veneered surface and to the sides of the case. Old age crack to the bottom boards of the long drawers. There is a patch to the backboard of each upper drawers of the lower case, each approximately 2 1/2" x 4." Secondary wood: White pine
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

Catalogue Note

Similar chests are illustrated in the catalog for the New York City Loan Exhibition of Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Century Furniture & Glass....For the Benefit of the National Council of Girl Scouts, Inc., September 25 through October 9, 1929, no. 568; and American Antiques from the Israel Sack Collection, volume 7, (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishing, 1983), p. 1718-1719.