Boston, circa 1740, both retaining dry old surfaces and original brasses, aprons with acorn drops, white pine secondaries, 29-1/4 x 30-3/4 x 18-3/4 in.; the high chest 70 x 38-1/2 x 20-3/4 in.
Provenance: Philip H. Bradley Antiques, April 1988 (accompanied by copy of receipt for $85,000); Collection of Dr. George and Connie Manger
Literature: This lot is illustrated in "Living with Antiques: A Middle-Atlantic Collection of Collections" by John C. Newcomer, Antiques Magazine, May 1999, p. 741, plates XV and XVI.
Note: Per Philip Bradley notes, the high chest and dressing table were both originally owned by Colonel Thomas Marshall (1719-1800) of Boston, Massachusetts, who married Lucy Allen (1727-1794) of Gloucester, Massachusetts in 1759, thence by descent to Thomas Marshall II (1781-1863) of Weston, Massachusetts, nephew, to Elizabeth Marshall (1817-1905) of Weston, Massachusetts, daughter, to Joseph S.B. Knox Jr (1852-1884), of Boston, son, to Elizabeth Knox Campbell (1883-1986), of Weston, Massachusetts, daughter, to Elizabeth Campbell Wood (1910-1976), of Medford, Massachusetts, daughter, to Elizabeth Wood Davis of West Newfield, Maine, daughter.
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Philip H. Bradley Antiques, April 1988 (accompanied by copy of receipt for $85,000); Collection of Dr. George and Connie Manger
dressing table top reset and with triangular board to top probably as made, traces of white paint to interior and top underside (see photos), drops later, and repair to break near drop attachment, typical shrinkage separations to sides, proper right drawer molding with loss, proper right rear upper leg with repair to break and associated fill in restoration, restored knee returns; the high chest with later drops, three legs with laminated knees probably as made, scattered cracks to feet and some later paint splatter
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