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A Chippendale Carved Cherrywood Bonnet-Top Chest-on-Chest, Colchester, Connecticut circa 1785
Estimate
5,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- Cherrywood, White Pine, and Poplar
- Height 86 1/2 in. by Width 42 in. by Depth 21 1/2 in.
finials are replaced.
Condition
Secondary woods are white pine and poplar. Finials are replaced, proper right rear leg cracked and re-glued, significant patches to drawer lips, refinished. Several drawers with lip repair.
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.
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
This chest-on-chest relates directly to the Deming family chest-on-chest in the collection of Historic Deerfield. Thomas and Alice Kugelman with Robert Lionetti have identified this piece as belonging to the "Lord group". For additional information see Thomas P. Kugelman and Alice K. Kugelman with Robert Lionetti, Connecticut Valley Furniture: Eliphalet Chapin and His Contemporaries, 1750-1800, (Hartford, CT: Connecticut Historical Society Museum, 2005), pp. 217-9.