attributed to Benjamin Frothingham, Charlestown, Massachusetts, circa 1760-70, dense finely grained mahogany throughout, the upper section with arched paneled doors flanked by fluted pilasters and opening to a fitted interior, base with brass carrying handles, fallboard with finely fitted shell carved interior, removable prospect section with two interior drawers, 96-1/4 X 42 X 22-1/4 in.

Provenance: Ralph Carpenter, Rhode Island; Israel Sack, New York, NY (accompanied by October 1991 invoice and appraisal for $400,000); Collection of Dr. George and Connie Manger

Note: Accompanied by March 1999 appraisal from Israel Sack for $400,000.

Literature: published in Alice Winchester, “Living with Antiques, Mowbray Hall in Scarsdale, New York”, Antiques Magazine, June 1952, the home of Ralph Carpenter, shown in the Mansfield Parlour, p. 518; Albert Sack Fine Points of Furniture, Early American, 1950, p. 159 as an example of “Best”; Similar examples in “Frothingham and the Quest of Attributions”, Antiques Magazine, June 1953, p. 505; Israel Sack, American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, Vol. VII, pp. 1706-7; “Living with Antiques: A Middle-Atlantic Collection of Collections” by John C. Newcomer, Antiques Magazine, May 1999, p. 738, pl. VIII; Mildred Jailer, “Cabinetmakers’ Guide: Who were Massachusetts best?”, Antique Monthly (undated issue), p. 32.