Lot 173
  • 173

A Fine Queen Anne Carved and Figured Maple High Chest of Drawers, New Hampshire, circa 1780

Estimate
6,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description

  • height 75 1/4 in. by width 40 1/2 in. depth 20 in. (191.1 cm by 102.9 cm by 50.8 cm)
Appears to retain its original hardware.

Provenance

Kenneth E. Tuttle Antiques, Pittston, Maine

Condition

Secondary wood is white pine; a 1 inch by 38 inch strip added to backboard because of shrinkage; top of each drawer side on each drawer in the upper case has had a strip added to the top surface; refinished.
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