The Richard Stockton Very Fine and Rare CHIPPENDALE CARVED AND FIGURED MAHOGANY CHEST-ON-CHEST, carving attributed to Nicholas Bernard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, circa 1760

Appears to retain its original hardware; side finials and finial plinths replaced; retains original cartouche; upper carved drawer is signed G.Claypoole...

Richard Stockton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
Thence by descent in the Stockton family to Mary Field Bradford (née Mary Field Conover), Princeton, New Jersey;
C.W. Lyon, Inc., New York;
Mr. and Mrs. Norvin H. Green;
Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, The Notable American Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Norvin H. Green, Nov. 29, 30 and Dec. 1, 1950, sale 1202, lot 669;
Israel Sack, Inc., New York

Albert Sack, Israel Sack:  A Record of Service, 1903-1953, published by the compiler, New York, 1953, p. 47;
F. Lewis Hinckley, A Directory of Antique Furniture, (New York: Bonanza Books, 1953), p. 308, fig. 980

Proper right front side glue block replaced; proper right rear foot facing cracked and reglued; proper right front side foot facing with a 2 1/2 in. patch to base of facing; proper right front foot facing with patches; proper left front foot facing cracked and reglued, with 4 in. restoration to base of foot facing; proper left front side foot facing cracked and reglued; glue blocks reinforced with added nails; secondary woods are Altantic white cedar and poplar; proper left and right finial and finial plinths replaced; minor chipping to carving of rosettes; top most plume on cartouche restored.
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.
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This important chest-on-chest is nearly identical to two other known examples.  The first example is in the collection of Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, Delaware and is illustrated in Joseph Downs, American Furniture in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, (New York: Macmillan, 1952), no. 185. The other example was in the collection of George Parker, Janesville, Wisconsin and is illustrated in George Parker, "Early American Furniture in Wisconsin", ed. Faith B. Miracle, Wisconsin Academy Review, Spring 1997, p. 10. Another related chest-on-chest with different rosettes was sold at Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, Important American Furniture: Property from the Estate of the Late Cornelius C. Moore, Newport, Rhode Island, October 30, 1971, sale 3259, lot 144.