Premier Auction - Session II
Sat, Sep 11, 2021 09:00AM EDT
Lot 905
Rare Connecticut Queen Anne Stepped Cornice High Chest
Estimate: $12,000 - $18,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $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 |
probably Woodbury, Connecticut, 1760-1780, two case construction with unusual stepped cornice, fan and shell carved drawers, cabriole legs with pad feet, dovetailed and rosehead nail construction, 80 x 41-1/2 x 21 in., Provenance: Descended in the Sherman family of Woodbury, Connecticut; Kenneth Hammitt, Woodbury, Connecticut; The Ann and Joel Finn Collection; Note: Illustrated in Edward S. Cooke, Making Furniture in Pre-Industrial America: The Social Economy of Newtown and Woodbury, Connecticut, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996, pg. 156, fig. 31.Illustrated in the Jeffrey Tillou Antiques catalog,ÿThe Ann and Joel Finn Collection, pg. 22-23 (lot accompanied by copy of catalog).
Condition
good overall with scattered patches and repairs at drawer lips and facings (well disguised, with some finish work), minor patch at one case side and minor crack at one case side corner, break and repair at one front foot (appears to be original material), original bat wing brasses and escutcheons, edge patch at one rear foot, possible restoration at some knee returns, other scattered typical minor repairs and surface flaws
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