Lot 531

Massachusetts Pilgrim Century Paneled Oak Chest Over Drawer

Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

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$100 $50
$1,000 $100
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$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

possibly Symond's shop, Salem, Massachusetts, 1670-1690, early pine lid with battens opening to an open interior, single side hung drawer, 27-1/2 x 39-1/2 x 16 in.

Provenance: Collection of John B. and Marie-Teresa Vander Sande, Newbury, Massachusetts

Note: For more on the Symonds Shop, see Martha Willoughby, “Patronage in Early Salem: The Symonds Shops and Their Customers” in  American Furniture, 2000, pp. 169-184.

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Collection of John B. and Marie-Teresa Vander Sande, Newbury, Massachusetts

pine lid likely original, battens replaced (lid with warping, scar from lock catch does not have corresponding lock scar), possible loss of height, scattered restorations to applied moldings, drawer pulls replaced