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A Very Fine Queen Anne Carved Cherrywood Bonnet-Top High Chest of Drawers, Wethersfield, Connecticut circa 1785
Estimate
50,000 - 100,000 USD
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Description
- Height 87 in. by Width 39 in. by Depth 21 in.
Appears to retain its original hardware; finials and finial plinths restored.
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Harriman, New York;
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Harriman, Chicago;
Mrs. Barbara Harriman, Chicago;
Private Collection
Condition
The secondary wood is white pine; it is refinished.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
This extraordinary high chest can be associated to the "Willard Group" as identified by Thomas P. Kugelman and Alice K. Kugelman with Robert Lionetti in Connecticut Valley Furniture: Eliphalet Chapin and His Contemporaries, 1750-1800, (Hartford, CT: Connecticut Historical Society, 2005), pp. 70-81. It is one of four known examples with three fylfots.