Lot 593

A Rare Salem, Massachusetts Pilgrim Century Paneled Oak Chest Dated 1697

Estimate: $6,000 - $9,000

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attributed to the Symonds Shop, inscribed “WP 1697”, original hinged top, open interior with lidded till, single side hung drawer with false double front, ebonized applied bosses and turnings, original turned feet, 29-1/4 x 47 x 20-1/4 in. 

Provenance: Estate of Elisabeth H. Skinner, sold George Thomas Lewis and Company, Saturday, February 6, 1988, Lot 55; Collection of John B. and Marie-Teresa Vander Sande, Newbury, Massachusetts

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Estate of Elisabeth H. Skinner, sold George Thomas Lewis and Company, Saturday, February 6, 1988, Lot 55; Collection of John B. and Marie-Teresa Vander Sande, Newbury, Massachusetts

original top with deep wear, some edge losses and patinated surface, original feet, scattered restorations to applied turnings and moldings, lacking one lower side molding, crack and small loss at one side of front foot attachment