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Premier Auction - Session II

Sat, Feb 13, 2021 09:00AM EST
Lot 1046

American Chippendale Cherry Chest of Drawers

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
Pennsylvania, 1780-1800, highly figured cherry throughout with poplar and yellow pine secondary, dovetailed drawers with original brass pulls, original ogee bracket feet, 36-1/2 x 40-1/2 x 21 in. - Provenance: Anthony Werneke Antiques, purchased February 1990 for $8,200 (accompanied by copy of receipt); Private Virginia Collection

Condition

feet with later pads at bottom and formerly fitted with casters (now removed), pest damage with some associated losses to bottom boards and some foot blocking, some later bracing for feet, minor cracks at foot facings, some later screws, old varnished surface with scattered abrasions and wear, especially at top, distress and glue residue at one top molding attachment