American & Southern | March 13, 2025
Thu, Mar 13, 2025 10:00AM EDT
Lot 1274
Connecticut Chippendale Cherry Bonnet Top High Chest
Estimate: $12,000 - $18,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $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 |
Wethersfield area, 1760-1780, a fine example with excellent proportions, bonnet top centering a carved central finial plinth, two fan carved drawers, deeply scalloped skirts, appears to retain original brasses, 86 x 37 x 21-3/4 in.
Provenance: Ginsburg & Levy, New York, 1966 (Benjamin Ginsburg indicated in a letter in 1966 that they had previously owned the high chest thirty years earlier and had just purchased it from an old customer); acquired by Colonial Williamsburg 1994; Property Deaccessioned by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Williamsburg, Virginia; all proceeds to benefit the Collections Acquisitions Fund; Brunk Auction, March 26, 2022, lot 869, sold for $29,520
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Ginsburg & Levy, New York, 1966 (Benjamin Ginsburg indicated in a letter in 1966 that they had previously owned the high chest thirty years earlier and had just purchased it from an old customer); acquired by Colonial Williamsburg 1994; Property Deaccessioned by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Williamsburg, Virginia; all proceeds to benefit the Collections Acquisitions Fund; Brunk Auction, March 26, 2022, lot 869, sold for $29,520
very good condition overall, finials are replaced, some restorations to central finial plinth, minor repairs at back leg joints (one appears to have mortise repair and later plugged screw, both with some color retouch), other typical surface flaws and wear
