Connecticut Valley, 1760-1770, original brasses, swan's neck crest, flame and urn finials, fan carved drawer, fluted pilasters, bold ogee bracket feet, white pine secondary, 86-1/4 x 43 x 21 in.
Provenance: Nathan Liverant and Son, Colchester, Connecticut, October 1996 (accompanied by copy of receipt for $68,900); Estate of Richard and Shirley Roberts, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Literature: Deanne Levison, "Living with Antiques: A Collection on the Chesapeake Bay", The Magazine Antiques (December 2001), p. 810, pl. XI.
Note: For similar examples, see Albert Sack, The New Fine Points of Furniture, Early American, (1993), p. 116 as a "Superior" example; and an advertisement for Nathan Liverant and Son, The Magazine Antiques (May 1990), p.994.
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Nathan Liverant and Son, Colchester, Connecticut, October 1996 (accompanied by copy of receipt for $68,900); Estate of Richard and Shirley Roberts, Virginia Beach, Virginia
in a fine state of preservation overall, appears to retain original brasses and finials, original feet and most blocking with scattered typical cracks and repairs (possible patches to one front foot), repairs to two brass plates, two finial lower sections pieced to the flames, central finial support with repair to break, typical minor surface wear throughout
The October 1996 Nathan Liverant and Son invoice notes the condition at the time as "completely original construction, with small repair to left front foot, and lower section of central turned flame finial pieced to the flame. Minor cosmetic repairs. Original large Chippendale brass hardware, with repairs to two brass plates. Old refinish surface and patina."
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