A Queen Anne Carved Figured Maple and Birch Flat-Top High Chest of Drawers

Attributed to John Wheeler Geer, Preston, Connecticut, Circa 1770

The upper section with rope twist quarter columns and small can-carved drawers, the lower section with shaped apron, the cabriole legs carved with trifid feet.

Height 72 1/2 x width 39 3/4 x depth 20 inches.

Provenance:

Purchased from Israel Sack, Inc., New York, New York,

E. Ross (1894-1971) and Bessie S. Millhiser (1895-1987), Richmond, Virginia,

Kenneth (1924-2021) and Katherine Millhiser (b. 1937), Piedmont, California.

Note:

Other examples of John Wheeler Geer's work have previously sold at auction including a slant-front desk, offered from the Gail-Oxford Collection at Christie's New York (January 23, 2015, lot 127). Another example, a chest-on-chest, was offered from the collection of Alice and Murray Braunfeld (January 17, 2004, lot 1274). Each example exhibits near-identical spiral twist carved columns in the front corners of the case.

refinished, but with nice even surface throughout; the back of top section inscribed, "1770"; patch on either side of central drawer to bottom section; brasses appear to be original, one pull missing washer; molding to bottom section with later shim underneath; a couple runners to bottom section possibly added later; top section has square cut-outs to underside board to corners, with holes, where casters were once inserted- meaning the top at one point had been used separately from bottom; detached / broken piece to top left-facing back edge of upper case, at dovetail- piece present

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