Important Americana

Important Americana

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Property from the Collection of The Rhode Island School Of Design

CHIPPENDALE FIGURED MAHOGANY BLOCK-FRONT CHEST OF DRAWERS, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1770

Auction Closed

January 26, 08:38 PM GMT

Estimate

5,000 - 8,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

CHIPPENDALE FIGURED MAHOGANY BLOCK-FRONT CHEST OF DRAWERS, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1770


retains a dark, rich, historic surface and appears to retain its original cast-brass hardware; proper left rear foot pieced and a patch to one drawer front.

Height 31 ½ in. by Width 35 ¾ in. by Depth 21 ¼in.; Case Width 32 ¼ in.

Ethel B. Cole Antiques, East Greenwich, Rhode Island;

Arthur B. and Martha Lisle, East Greenwich, Rhode Island.

Christopher P. Monkhouse and Thomas S. Michie, American Furniture in Pendleton House, (Providence: Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, 1986), pp. 62-3, no. 10.