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Premier Auction - Session II

Sat, Sep 17, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1115

Massachusetts Chippendale Mahogany Block Front Chest

Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000

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

Boston, circa 1770, dense figured mahogany, four graduated dovetailed drawers with bat wing brasses, shaped central skirt drop and finely carved ball and claw feet, 32 x 36 x 20-1/2 in.

Provenance: Collection of C.L. Prickett

Condition

brasses replaced, feet reset and some later blocking (areas of later color, other possible restorations), crack with later pinning at back edges of case sides, scattered minor molding repairs, very minor patches at drawer facing corners

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