Important Historic Americana | October 17, 2024
Thu, Oct 17, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Lot 1128
Fine Queen Anne Fan Carved Tiger Maple Bonnet Top High Chest of Drawers
Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $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 |
attributed to Suffield, Connecticut, circa 1745, vibrantly figured tiger maple throughout, with closed bonnet top, two fan carved drawers, cabriole legs with unusual carved pad feet, 85 x 38 x 19-1/2 in.
Provenance: G.K.S. Bush, Washington, DC; sold Sotheby's, New York, January 17th, 2019, lot 1655, ($37,500); Property from the John B. Schorsch Collection
Note: As the Sotheby's catalog note indicates, this rare high chest is closely related in design to two flat top high chests with histories in northern Connecticut. A curly maple example that belonged to Reverend Steven Williams of Long Meadow and his wife Martha Hunt of North Hampton, who married in 1748, and the other made of cherry that descended in the Spencer family of Suffield.
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G.K.S. Bush, Washington, DC; sold Sotheby's, New York, January 17th, 2019, lot 1655, ($37,500); Property from the John B. Schorsch Collection
very good condition overall, right rear leg broken and reattached just below knee, 1-1/2 in. rectangular patch on tympanum right side, appears to retain its original brasses with some minor losses, other scattered flaws and minor repairs consistent with age and use
