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Sat, Sep 17, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1109

Chippendale Figured Mahogany Block Front Chest

Estimate: $12,000 - $18,000

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

Boston, circa 1770, dense figured mahogany, four graduated block front drawers, set with bold bat wing brasses, on original molded bracket feet, 31 x 35 x 21 in., case width 33 in.

Provenance: Israel Sack, New York; Mr. and Mrs. William T. Earls; Sold Sotheby's New York, January 20 2007 lot 336 for $66,000; Collection of C.L. Prickett

Condition

good overall, Prickett notes that most of the brasses are period but not original, one side front foot facing pieced approximately three inches, minor repairs to feet and one replaced block, small break and repair at front corner of top