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Lot 1117

Important North Carolina Chippendale Tall Chest

Estimate: $5,000 - $8,000

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

Piedmont, attributed to Catawba County, 1780-1800, inlaid walnut with yellow pine secondary, engaged quarter columns, dovetailed construction, 46 x 36 x 16 in.

Note: Recorded by MESDA, reference S-20201.

, Provenance: Thomas A. Gray Collection; Sold Brunk Auctions; Descended in the Bollick Family; John Merhar, III, Claremont, North Carolina, 1994; Thomas A Gray Collection, sold Brunk Auctions, March 29, 2010, lot 356; Private Collection, Charleston, South Carolina

Condition

excellent condition overall, brasses replaced, scatted minor patches repairing knots, strip patch at one drawer lip, original feet and blocking with very minor patches and repairs, some retailing to backboards, normal wear and abrasions, restorations by Ned Hipp, 1994