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Emporium & Humber Family Collection Auction

Fri, Feb 4, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 218

American Federal Figured Mahogany Four Drawer Chest

Estimate: $400 - $600

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$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
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$10,000 $1,000
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$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

New England, 1790-1820, four graduated bookmatched veneered drawers set on bracket feet, 31-1/4 x 39-1/2 x 18-1/2 in.

Provenance: Estate of Virginia Wood Riggs, Washington, D.C., purchased 1996 (label in drawer); Private Collection, Maryland

Condition

brasses replaced, typical veneer cracks and minor warping at drawer facings with veneer patch at top center drawer, other scattered repairs, scattered edge repairs and veneer distress at top, feet replaced

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