probably Hartford, Connecticut, 18th century, old dry and mellow surface, bonnet with carved rosettes, unusual parcel gilt finials, half fan carved drawer, original brasses, fluted pilasters with full fan carvings, dovetailed bracket feet with dramatically scrolled returns, white pine secondary, period inscriptions to top of base and some drawers (see photos), 83-1/2 x 41 x 19-3/4 in.
Provenance: Laban Smith to Samuel Hemingway (1810-1881), thence to James Smith Hemingway, son (1861-1926), thence to Margaret Louise Hemingway, daughter (1896-1978), Louis L. Hemingway, Jr, nephew; Israel Sack, Inc., January 1992 (accompanied by a copy of receipt for $118,000); Collection of Dr. George and Connie Manger
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Laban Smith to Samuel Hemingway (1810-1881), thence to James Smith Hemingway, son (1861-1926), thence to Margaret Louise Hemingway, daughter (1896-1978), Louis L. Hemingway, Jr, nephew; Israel Sack, Inc., January 1992 (accompanied by a copy of receipt for $118,000); Collection of Dr. George and Connie Manger
finials with chips to turnings, original feet and returns with scattered repairs to breaks (stable), unusual thin yellow paint coating to drawer interiors, other typical minor wear to old surface
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