Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Premier Auction - Session II

Sat, Mar 26, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 838

Fine Philadelphia Chippendale Figured Mahogany Chest

Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000

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

Pennsylvania, 1760-1780, with single board figured top over a blind fretwork frieze, five dovetailed drawers flanked by fluted quarter columns, set on original ogee bracket feet, white cedar, poplar, yellow pine, and oak secondary, 32-1/2 x 38 x 21 in., case width 35 in.

Note: Illustrated in The Magazine Antiques, November 1990, pg. 867 in C. L. Prickett Antiques advertisement.

Provenance: C. L. Prickett Antiques, purchased 1990; bequest of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Hennage; Property Deaccessioned by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation from the Joseph and June Hennage Collection; all proceeds to benefit the Joseph and June Hennage Collection Acquisition Fund

Condition

good condition and integrity overall, brasses replaced, side fretwork panels and possibly front panel restored, original feet and most blocking, with one front facing restored and one with break and repair

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