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BUCKINGHAM-HALE FAMILY PILGRIM CENTURY CARVED, TURNED AND JOINED OAK AND EBONIZED MAPLE 'SUNFLOWER' CHEST WITH TWO DRAWERS, ATTRIBUTED TO PETER BLIN SHOP TRADITION, WETHERSFIELD, CONNECTICUT, CIRCA 1680
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- oak, maple
- Height 39 1/4 in. by Width 22 in. by Length 47 3/4 in.
Several applied turnings and moldings replaced.
Provenance
Descended in the Buckingham and Hale families;
Eunice Hale Buckingham (1792-1846), Glastonbury, Connecticut and Zanesville, Ohio;
John Buckingham (1826-1881), (son);
Alice Buckingham (1848-1910), (daughter);
to grandsons;
Northeast Auction, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, August 5, 2005, lot 1479;
Jonathan Trace, Rifton, New York.
Eunice Hale Buckingham (1792-1846), Glastonbury, Connecticut and Zanesville, Ohio;
John Buckingham (1826-1881), (son);
Alice Buckingham (1848-1910), (daughter);
to grandsons;
Northeast Auction, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, August 5, 2005, lot 1479;
Jonathan Trace, Rifton, New York.
Condition
Two of the large inner turned half-columns are replaced, four of the turned small half columns are replaced. five smaller "egg" bosses replaced, molding on case replaced, moldings on drawers and sides replaced. modern finish. please refer to Northeast Auctions sale catalog for image of chest pre-restoration.
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
Additional information on seventeenth-century Wethersfield joinery is available in Susan Schoelwer's exceptional article "Connecticut Sunflower Furniture: A Familiar Form Reconsidered," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (Spring 1989), pp. 21-38.