Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Premier Auction | Session III

Sat, Dec 7, 2019 09:00AM EST
Lot 1602

Very Fine Chippendale Blocked Serpentine Chest

Estimate: $15,000 - $25,000

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
Boston, Massachusetts, late 18th century, with four graduated dovetailed drawers, set with bold bat wing brasses, finely carved ball and claw feet, white pine secondary, single board top, accompanied with copy of receipt dated August 1990 from Israel Sack, Inc., indicating a price of $145,000 and Brochure Number Forty-Three, July 1, 1988, Opportunities in American Antiques, Israel Sack, Inc., New York, New York, page 23, ill.,  32 x 39-1/4 x 22-1/4 in.; Provenance: Israel Sack, Inc., New York, New York, 1990; Estate of Mr. and Mrs. David Astor Dowdy, Jr

Condition

excellent condition overall, original feet and most blocking with one replaced knee return, typical cracks at case sides, some minor areas of later color touch, brasses are period replacements (no plugged holes)
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