Important Historic Americana | October 17, 2024
Thu, Oct 17, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Lot 1093
New Hampshire Chippendale Figured Mahogany Serpentine Chest of Drawers
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $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 |
Portsmouth, circa 1780, with four graduated blocked and serpentine drawers with original brasses, original shaped bracket feet, mellow surface, the backboards branded R. Hart, 32 x 36 x 20-1/2 in.
Provenance: Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, August 21, 2016, lot. 656 sold for $7200; Private New England Collection
Note: Richard Hart (1733-1820) was a merchant, owning a wharf in the North End and a store on Fore Street. He was admitted as a member of the Federal Fire Society in 1792. Married to Mercy Collings, he lived on Russell Street in a house built in 1737 by his father-in-law, Capt. John Collings. See Brock Jobe, Portsmouth Furniture: Masterworks from the New Hampshire Seacoast , pp. 431-432; for examples of similar case pieces see pp. 101-102, cat. no. 6 and pp. 155-158, cat. no.26.
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Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, August 21, 2016, lot. 656 sold for $7200; Private New England Collection
excellent condition overall, lacking some glue blocks and minor separations at joints of feet, some varnish distress and sun fading at case sides, top has been cleaned and re-varnished, one glue block is off but present, some minor checking at drawer facings, other typical scattered minor flaws
