Premier Auction - Session II
Sat, Sep 17, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1290
Connecticut Chippendale Figured Cherry Dressing Table
Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000
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 |
18th century, top with large overhang, five dovetailed drawers, central drawer with deep shell carving, distinctive leaf carved and C scroll legs with ball and claw feet, 30 x 36 x 21-1/2 in.
Note: For a Connecticut dressing table with closely related elements and a New Haven history, see no. 176 of Connecticut Furniture, 17th and 18th Centuries, Catalog of the 1967 exhibition at The Wadsworth Atheneum.
Provenance: Descended in the Osborne family of Southbury, Connecticut; Drawer with label for Bernard & S. Dean Levy, New York; A Private New Jersey Estate
Condition
good condition overall, finish spotting and losses at legs, lacking one front knee return, top reset with later blocking (not removed), minor repairs at drawer lips, other typical shrinkage cracks and scattered flaws, brasses probably replaced (no plugged holes)
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