probably New York, NY, early 19th century, highly figured shaped top on conforming base, row of three drawers over single door cabinet to proper left and deep drawer to proper right, square tapered legs inlaid with ovals and bellflowers, "7 / 2B" branded to backboard". label for "J.W. BERRY & SON... / BALTIMORE Nov 12, 1904" to drawer underside (see photos), poplar and white pine secondaries, 40 x 75-1/4 x 30-1/2 in.
Provenance: Freeman's, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 17, 2013, lot 115, $23,750; The Delany Collection of American Furniture and Decorative Arts
Exhibited: At Carlyle House, Alexandria, Virginia, for many years.
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Freeman's, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 17, 2013, lot 115, $23,750; The Delany Collection of American Furniture and Decorative Arts
brasses replaced, later board beneath top, veneer with typical checking, several patches, small loss at drawer edge, and some restoration to top edge, typical minor surface wear throughout with shrinkage cracks to sides and top
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