Premier Auction - Session II
Sat, Sep 17, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1050
Southern Federal Walnut Inlaid Chest of Drawers
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
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 |
possibly Kentucky or West Virginia, early 19th century, walnut throughout with elaborate inlays, top with herringbone inlaid edge, four dovetailed drawers with poplar secondary, flanked by pinwheel, vine, and leaf inlays and applied turnings, conforming inlaid skirt, line inlaid drawers with kite escutcheons, turned legs, paneled back and sides, 49 x 42-1/2 x 20 in.
Note: For a blanket chest with very closely related turned foot, see Lacer and Howard, Collecting Kentucky 1790-1860, pg. 102. This chest may also relate to the work of the Shinn Family cabinetmakers of West Virginia.
Provenance: Neal Auctions, October 1997 lot 458; Private Collection
Condition
very good condition overall, scratches and abrasions at top, some later finishing nails at dovetailed joints, wooden knobs replaced, other typical minor repairs and surface flaws
