Property from the Estate of Margaret P. Gregory
Fine Queen Anne Carved Sycamore Flat-Top High Chest of Drawers, Connecticut, circa 1765
Lot Closed
January 21, 03:09 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Estate of Margaret P. Gregory
Fine Queen Anne Carved Sycamore Flat-Top High Chest of Drawers
Connecticut
circa 1765
appears to retain its original cast brass hardware, retains a dark rich possibly original mahoganized surface
Height 71 1/2 in. by Width 38 1/2 in. by Depth 21 in.
This wonderful proportion high chest has an unusual attribute of a single flower rondel in the center of the skirt. A related mitching high chest and dressing table is in the Yale University Art Collection (see Gerald W.R. Ward, American Case Furniture in the Mabel Brady Garvan and Other Collections at Yale University, (New Haven, CT: Yale University Art Gallery, 1988), p.260-1, no. 136. The currently offered lot’s delicate raised pad feet differ with those of the Yale high chest.