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Premier Auction | Session III

Sat, Dec 7, 2019 09:00AM EST
Lot 1636

American Chippendale Shell Carved High Chest

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Bid Increments

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$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
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$3,000 $250
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$20,000 $2,000
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$100,000 $10,000
18th century, cherry with figured walnut veneers and poplar secondary, fan carved pediment and shell carved knees, upper case with stop fluted corners, 92 x 44-1/2 x 23 in.; Note: This high chest descended in the Russell family of Boston, Massachusetts and was later displayed in the Gibbs-Blackwood house when the family purchased the home in the mid 20th century.  It is illustrated in Samuel and Narcissa Chamberlain's, Southern Interiors of Charleston, South Carolina, Hasting House, 1956, page 124.; Provenance: Gibbs-Blackwood House, Charleston, South Carolina; Private Collection

Condition

restoration and repairs, including reveneered drawer facings, replaced brasses, alterations to pediment, finials replaced, other scattered repairs
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