Connecticut, 18th century, upper case with boldly formed scroll pediment with carved rosettes and applied carving on the tympanum, arched and paneled doors opening to a finely fitted interior with two scalloped and shell carved doors opening to shell carved interior drawers over two candle slides; the lower case with finely fitted desk interior set with five shell carved drawers, on original tall bracket feet, 96 x 41-1/2 x 20 in.; accompanied by copies of the 1934 catalog American Furniture: Property of Hyman Kaufman, Boston, Mass.

Provenance: Collection of Hyman Kaufman; sold American Art Association, Anderson Galleries, New York, April 12, 13, and 14, 1934, Lot 327; Private Collection; Mrs. Frank Bien, Morristown, New Jersey, 1954 (illustrated in Antiques Magazine, November 1954); David Stockwell (Illustrated in Antiques Magazine, April 1956); Collection of Mrs. J. Austin Du Pont, Delaware; John Du Pont, Delaware; Purchased at the Winter Antiques Show, New York, 2002, purchased from Anthony Werneke Antiques at the Winter Antiques Show, New York, 2002, for $140,000; former collection Laurence and Helen Alspaugh, Greensboro, North Carolina

good condition overall, original feet with minor repairs (one replaced block, one block missing, repair to one rear bracket), brasses replaced, lower case sides with repaired shrinkage cracks, some cracks and distress to back boards (with later black spray), original finials, one minor repair at cornice molding, one interior drawer fitted with later lock, other typical minor surface flaws and repairs