Lot 935
  • 935

Very Fine and Rare Queen Anne Figured Maple and Walnut Flat-Top High Chest of Drawers, Boston, Massachusetts, Circa 1730

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description

  • maple and walnut
  • Height 61 3/4 in. by Width 39 in. by Depth 22 1/2 in.
appears to retain its original cast brass hardware.

Provenance

Phillip Young, Boston, Massachusetts;
Israel Sack, Inc., New York;
Mrs. Frank Larson, Tulsa, Oklahoma;
Sotheby's, New York, Important Americana, January 21, 1996, sale 6800, lot 1426;
Israel Sack, Inc., New York;
Christie's, New York, Important American Furniture, Folk Art, English Pottery, Rugs & Prints, January 21, 2011, sale 2414, lot 67;
Elliott & Grace Snyder Antiques, South Egremont, Massachusetts.

Exhibited

Chicago, Illinois, The Art Institute of Chicago, American Furniture of the 17th and 18th Centuries, The Philip Young Collection, October 20, 1942-April 20, 1943.

Literature

Albert Sack, The Fine Points of American Furniture, (New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1950,) p. 177, listed as "Best";
Beulah E. Larson, "Living with Antiques," Magazine Antiques, 94:2 (August 1968) 210;
Israel Sack, Inc. advertisement, Magazine Antiques, 149:4 (April 1996) inside front cover.

Condition

Overall fine condition. Secondary wood: white pine
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