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Premier Auction - Session II

Sat, Feb 13, 2021 09:00AM EST
Lot 1008

Pennsylvania Chippendale Walnut High Chest

Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000

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1760-1780, walnut with poplar secondary, pegged and dovetailed construction throughout, upper case with molded cornice and fluted quarter columns, lower case with scalloped skirt, cabriole legs with ball and claw feet, bat wing brasses, 74-1/2 x 46-1/2 x 24-1/2 in. - Provenance: Property from a duPont Family Estate, Charlottesville, Virginia

Condition

good structural condition, appears to retain original brasses (three have been reset), scattered minor patches and repairs including at some drawer lips, butterfly braces at interiors of upper case sides, minor cracks and checking with one very small loss at ball
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