Lot 782
  • 782

Fine Diminutive Chippendale Figured Mahogany Block-End Reverse-Serpentine Chest of Drawers, Boston, Massachusetts, Circa 1780

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description

  • Tag reading Chest of Drawers / L310.1993 found in top drawer
  • mahogany
  • Height 31 1/2 in. by Width 33 in. by Depth 21 7/8 in.; Width of case 30 3/4 in.
appears to retain its original cast brass hardware.

Provenance

George Abraham & Gilbert May Antiques, Granville, Massachusetts.

Exhibited

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum, Inaugural Exhibition, June 11-July 30, 1967;
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Milwaukee Art Museum, American Decorative Arts Permanent Collection, 1975-until February 21, 2008.

Condition

Secondary woods: white pine For further information please contact the Americana Department at americana@sothebys.com or by phone at 212-606-7130.
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