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Lot 1031

A Chippendale Shell-and-Block Carved Cherrywood Chest of Drawers

Lot 1031

A Chippendale Shell-and-Block Carved Cherrywood Chest of Drawers

Status:

Closed

Estimate: $5,000 - $10,000

Estimate$5,000 – $10,000

Status

Closed

A Chippendale Shell-and-Block Carved Cherrywood Chest of Drawers

Likely Connecticut, Circa 1775

Height 35 1/4 x width 37 3/4 x depth 19 1/4 inches.

Provenance:

Ex-Collection, Crawford Wettlaufer, Buffalo, New York

In overall fine and stable condition. Appears to retain the original drawer pulls. Retains a fairly even, refinished patina throughout. Old scuffs, marks and scratches consistent with age, use and manufacture. The outer shell carvings appear to be carved separately and then attached to the drawer face. Few age cracks throughout. Traces of glue visible to the dovetails of the poplar sub-top. The top is attached to the sub-top using a series of eight screws coming from inside of the case, through the sub-top and into the underside of the top. The top, while seemingly early, shows old screw holes that do not match up to the current sub-top, so it is possible that either the sub-top or the top are replaced. There is a mortis carved out of the molding above the top drawer, however there is no lock mechanism or suggestion of a lock mechanism ever having been installed.

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Ben Fisher

Managing Director, Furniture and Decorative Arts

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Mr. Fisher rejoined the firm in 2019 after working as a specialist in the American Furniture and Folk Art department at Sotheby’s New York. His areas of expertise include 18th, 19th, and 20th century American, Continental, and English furniture, decorative and folk art. Before coming to Hindman in 2013, Mr. Fisher worked in European Furniture and Decorative Arts in Philadelphia. He began his career working for a prints dealer focusing on works from the 16th through the 20th centuries.

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American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts

A Chippendale Shell-and-Block Carved Cherrywood Chest of Drawers

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