ID 1362261
Lot 588 | A CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANY BLOCK-FRONT CHEST-OF-DRAWERS
Estimate value
$ 15 000 – 30 000
BOSTON, 1760-1780
the top drawer with a letter inscribed This bureau from the property of the Sherman family - Maternal ancestors of Eb[a..] Alexander. Its age is uncertain - but it dates certainly from the middle [of] the [loss to paper] Century -; and the side of drawer inscribed in graphite Eliz Sherman / married 1798; appears to retain its original hardware
31 ½ in. high, 37 in. wide, 20 ½ in. deep
Provenance
The Sherman Family, Worcester, Massachusetts
Probably Elizabeth 'Betsey' (Sherman) Baker (1777-1848), Worcester, circa 1798
Wayne Pratt, Inc., Woodbury, Connecticut, 1992
Literature
J. T. Busch, 'Americana in Minnesota', Antiques & Fine Art (Autumn/Winter 2005).
| Medium: | Mahogany, Wood |
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| Art style: | Chippendale (1750-1780) |
| Category: | Chests, Services |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Cans |
| Medium: | Mahogany, Wood |
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| Art style: | Chippendale (1750-1780) |
| Category: | Chests, Services |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Cans |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 20 Rockefeller Plaza 10020 New York USA | ||||||||||||||
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