Vander Sande Collection | Session I | March 12, 2025
Wed, Mar 12, 2025 10:00AM EDT
Lot 541
Rare Massachusetts Pilgrim Century Paneled and Polychromed Lift Top Chest with Drawer
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
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 |
Newbury, Massachusetts area, dated 1701, hinged lid with open interior, paneled back and sides, paneled front with tartan polychroming, carved initials "IC" and date of "1701", 27 x 45 x 20-1/2 in.
Note: Examples from this well-documented and published group of important chests include examples at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, (Acc. no. 37.91), the Wadsworth Atheneum, and the American Museum at Claverton Manor in Britain. Other notable examples include a related chest from the Vogel Collection, sold Sotheby's New York, January 19, 2019, 1073. For more on this and related Essex County chests, see Trent, Follansbee, and Miller, "First Flowers of the Wilderness: Mannerist Furniture from a Northern Essex County, Massachusetts, Shop", in American Furniture, 2001, pgs. 1-64.
Provenance: Collection of John B. and Marie-Teresa Vander Sande, Newbury, Massachusetts
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Collection of John B. and Marie-Teresa Vander Sande, Newbury, Massachusetts
lid replaced and top edge of case has been cleaned, possible refreshing to paint decoration including at drawer facing, brasses replaced, some possible restorations to applied moldings and turnings, as is typical
