Property from the Brooklyn Museum | March 20, 2024
Wed, Mar 20, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Lot 21
Rare North Carolina Chippendale Walnut Cellaret
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000
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 |
attributed to Eastern North Carolina, possibly "W.H." school of cabinetmaking, circa 1800, hinged lid over a single dovetailed drawer, dovetailed case with brass handles with snake decoration, yellow pine secondary wood throughout, 36-1/4 x 24-1/2 x 15 in.
Provenance: Albert Barnes, Merion, Pennsylvania; bequest of Laura L. Barnes; Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Note: Closely related cellarets attributed to the W.H. cabinetmaker, possibly William Sey, have been well documented by MESDA. For a very closely related example sold in these rooms, see Collection of Tom Gray, March 29, 2010, lot 253, sold for $165,000.
Condition
good integrity and condition overall, refinished with some resurfacing, brasses are period but likely replaced, strip patch at top of drawer facing (facing has been resurfaced at back), original bed molding, original top with later plugged screws from underside of molding, bottom board with later screws, split and small loss at one side stretcher
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Albert Barnes, Merion, Pennsylvania; bequest of Laura L. Barnes; Property from the Brooklyn Museum
