Eastern Tennessee or Southwestern Virginia, possibly Abingdon area, circa 1800, rare serpentine form, in cherry with mahogany veneer, deeply shaped serpentine drawers with inlaid kite escutcheons, upper drawer fitted with dividers, flanked by reeded pilasters, set with inlaid capitals and bases, fluted and fan decorated shaped skirt, dovetailed construction with yellow pine and poplar secondary, original shaped french feet, 39-3/4 x 42 x 22-1/2 in.Note: This rare chest is among the finest examples known from Eastern Tennessee or Southwestern Virginia. Among the only serpentine examples of the form, it is further distinguished by its mahogany veneers, inlaid pilasters, and distinctive fluted skirt. Related examples are illustrated in Williams and Harsh,˜The Art and History of Tennessee Furniture, figures 268 and 271. Accompanied by copy of Sumpter Priddy's written commentary and condition notes., Provenance: Sumpter Priddy; Private Collection, purchased 2008; Private Collection excellent overall, brasses replaced (chest is accompanied by an additional set of period brasses), minor repairs to drawer˜secondary at slides, original feet with patches and repairs at facings, minor repairs to skirt facing, other scattered patches, repairs, shrinkage cracks, and typical flaws consistent with age