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A CHIPPENDALE FIGURED MAHOGANY BLOCK-END REVERSE SERPENTINE CHEST OF DRAWERS, Boston, Massachusetts Circa 1780
Estimate
10,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description
- Mahogany, white pine, brass, iron
Appears to retain its original hardware
Provenance
John Walton Inc., New York
Condition
The secondary wood is white pine. The chest appears to attain its original hardware. The feet have probably been lowered half an inch. The proper right rear vertical glue block is replaced. The top has sun bleaching and finish loss. Proper right brass back plate on third drawer with loss on left and right side. Old John Walton Antiques paper label on back board. significant loss to sub-molding on the underside of the left and right side of the top.
A nearly identical chest is in the collections of Historic New England and is illustrated in Brock Jobe and Myrna Kaye, New England Furniture: The Colonial Era, Selections from the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, (Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1984), no. 19, pp. 154-6.
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
A nearly identical chest is in the collections of Historic New England and is illustrated in Brock Jobe and Myrna Kaye, New England Furniture: The Colonial Era, Selections from the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, (Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1984), no. 19, pp. 154-6.