Lot 103
  • 103

The Boardman Family Queen Anne Burl and Figured Maple High Chest, Boston, Massachusetts

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description

  • height 65 1/2 in. by width 38 1/2 in. by depth 21 1/2 in. (166.37cm by 97.79cm by 54.61cm)
retains a dark historic surface; appears to retain its original hardware



Hand-written label on back reads "Hartford, Conn. July 21-1932 / I purchased this burl maple highboy / from the late George Boardman / of Griswold, Conn. about twenty / years ago and he told me he knew / it had been in his family for / more than two hundred years / Malcolm A. Norton / Hartford, Conn."

Provenance

By decent through the Boardman family
George Boardman
Malcolm A. Norton
Mitchell Taradash Collection
Israel Sack Inc., New York
Mr. and Mrs. S. Chesley Anderson, Alameda, California
Sotheby's, Important Americana:Furniture and Folk Art, January 17 and 19, 1997, sale no. 6957, lot 894.
Private Collection

Condition

secondary woods are chestnut and white pine; proper left rear foot is half replaced.
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.