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VERY RARE WILLIAM AND MARY RED AND WHITE PAINT DECORATED PINE CHEST OF DRAWERS, TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1730
Estimate
25,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- pine
- Height 39 3/4 in. by Width 37 in. by Depth 19 in.
Inscribed in paint on back W.R. Atwood / Aurora / Cuyuga Co N.Y./ Care E.B.V.M. Morgan; shipping label affixed to top of top inscribed Taunton Express. Feet and base molding replaced.
Provenance
Peter Eaton, Newburyport, Massachusetts;
Hollis Broderick, Portsmouth, New Hampshire;
Stephen Score, Boston, Massachusetts;
Audrey and Tom Monahan, Providence, Rhode Island;
Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, The Audrey and Tom Monahan Collection, August 4, 2001, lot 62.
Hollis Broderick, Portsmouth, New Hampshire;
Stephen Score, Boston, Massachusetts;
Audrey and Tom Monahan, Providence, Rhode Island;
Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, The Audrey and Tom Monahan Collection, August 4, 2001, lot 62.
Literature
Francis McQueeny-Jones Mascolo, “Lifestyle: The History Within”, Antiques and Fine Art Magazine, 7th Anniversary, p. 241.
Condition
Feet replaced and base molding replaced, paint appears to be in untouched condition. Together with a copy of Sermon Peach'd at Taunton on Febuary 21, 1728 by Mr. Thos. Chip (Taunton, MA: 1728)
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 decoration relates directly to that present on a number of chests made during the second quarter of the Eighteenth century in Taunton, Massachusetts. For a comprehensive article on Esther Stevens Fraser, "The Tantalizing Chests of Taunton," The Magazine Antiques, April 1933, pp. 135-138.