Important Historic Americana | October 17, 2024
Thu, Oct 17, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Lot 1047
Exceptional Connecticut Chippendale Carved Cherry Chest in Undisturbed Surface
Estimate: $90,000 - $120,000
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New London County, Connecticut, 1770-1780, cherry with white pine secondary, four oxbow drawers set with bold, original batwing brasses, flanked by fluted inset quarter columns, on a dynamically scrolled base with ogee bracket feet, 29-3/4 x 40 x 20-3/4 in., waist 35 in. wide
Provenance: Purchased from John Walton, 1967; Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey
Note: With its "oxbow" facade, fluted quarter columns, and elaborately scrolled base, this chest is an exceptional example of eighteenth-century Connecticut craftsmanship. The scrolling is related of that on the base of a much less developed chest illustrated in New London Country Furniture, 1640-1840 (New London, Conn.: Lyman-Allen Museum, 1974), fig. 52.
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Purchased from John Walton, 1967; Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey
Surviving in an exceptional state of preservation with undisturbed surface and original brasses, original feet and most blocking with some breaks and repairs at facings, wear and abrasions at scroll tips with one small loss at side, other light wear and surface flaws consistent with age and use
