Important Americana
Important Americana
Property from an Important Massachusetts Collection
Very Fine and Rare Chippendale Mahogany Reverse-Serpentine Chest of Drawers, Boston, Massachusetts, Circa 1780
Auction Closed
January 24, 03:52 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from an Important Massachusetts Collection
Very Fine and Rare Chippendale Mahogany Reverse-Serpentine Chest of Drawers
Boston, Massachusetts
Circa 1780
Appears to retain its original cast brass hardware.
Height 32 3/4 in. by Width 36 in. by Depth 22 in.; Case Width 32 7/8 in.
Of rare diminutive size and with finely articulated bold claw feet, this serpentine chest of drawers represents an expensive case form made in the Colonial Boston area during the eighteenth century. It has survived with its original brass hardware and an old dry surface. It is nearly identical to the Rowe Family chest offered in these rooms at the Important Americana, January 21, 2018, sale 9805, lot 831.