Whitley Collection, Featuring Chinese Export, Furniture, and Fine Art | October 29, 2024
Tue, Oct 29, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 251
Fine Highly Figured Inlaid Walnut Virginia Federal Serpentine Chest
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
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 |
Virginia or possible Pennsylvania, circa 1800, deeply serpentine form with figured walnut with yellow pine secondary throughout, line inlays, four graduated serpentine drawers on shaped skirt and distinctive feet, 36 x 38 x 22 in.
Provenance: Collection of JoAnn and Whit Whitley, North Carolina
Note: A related serpentine chest is in the collections of Colonial Williamsburg, see Hurst and Prawn, Southern Furniture, 1680-1830: The Colonial Williamsburg Collection, catalog number 114. This chest offered here is of related form, but with differences in construction and the secondary wood is entirely yellow pine, suggesting a valley origin.
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Collection of JoAnn and Whit Whitley, North Carolina
very good condition overall, probably original brasses, original feet with scattered cracks and repairs, some facings with laminations (likely as made), typical inlay and veneer losses and repairs with cracks and minor chips at skirt
