Lot 854
  • 854

A CHIPPENDALE FIGURED WALNUT CHEST OF DRAWERS, PHILADELPHIA, CIRCA 1780 |

Estimate
800 - 1,200 USD
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Description

  • Height 37 in. by Width 40 in. by Depth 20 1/2 in.; 94 by 101.6 by 52.1 cm.
feet are replaced.

Provenance

Philip Budrose, Marblehead, Massachusetts, May 1973;
Vogel Collection no. 177.

Condition

Wear and discoloration commensurate with age and use. Few minor age cracks visible to the top and sides of the case. The feet have been replaced, and the bottom of the backboards, that act as additional support as the back feet, are lost. Hardware is replaced. Secondary wood: Poplar
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