American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts

The current example exhibits a rare series of drawers within the kneehole, where we typically find a cupboard door. A similar example with drawers is illustrated on page 151 of Albert Sack's Fine Points of Furniture: Early American (New York: Crown Publishers, Inc, 1950).

Provenance:

Anthony Werneke, Pond Eddy, New York.

overall with a nice dark and patinated surface, showing evidence of finish loss, some of the beading with some minor denting; both rear feet have been reattached a few times, the right-facing back foot not aligned the same way as the left-facing back foot, the right-facing back foot positioned on the very edge of case, and somewhat fragile, and the return screwed in; accompanied by a couple support blocks that may have been from a previous foot reattaching along back; other foot blocking with mends and age cracks and general wear, some other evidence of pieces being reattached; repaired breaks to back two foot facings and center left foot facing, and small loss to left-facing front foot facing corner; bottom of backboard with evidence of old insect damage; apron drawer probably with replaced bottom board, the facing with some wear along edge, the bottom board showing later tacks and some staining to interior of drawer; brasses appear to be original; wear along molded edge to top; top is two-board; top-most drawer has an interior fitted drawer, the compartment edge with lost piece along front

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