A Fine and Rare Queen Anne Veneered and Shell-Carved Walnut Dressing Table

Likely Salem, Massachusetts, Circa 1740

appears to retains the original brass drawer pulls, lacking the proper front left side knee return.
Height 29 x width 34 x depth 21 1/4 inches.

Property from a Prominent Midwest Estate

Provenance:

Charles Woolsey Lyon, Millbrook, New York

Exhibited:

Art Institute of Chicago, American Art of the Colonies and Early Republic, July 17-September 12, 1971, cat. no. 14, illus. p. 21.

In overall good condition. Appears to retain the original hardware. The finish, which appears fairly early, retains an even patina throughout, though slightly darker along the back edge of the top. Old scuffs, marks and scratches consistent with age and use. There is an old age crack to the top running from side to side at the center of the board that has a patch. Splitting and light lifting to some of the top and few other areas. Few areas of possible patches, but would not have occurred recently. Some losses to the wafers beneath the pad foot. The top was likely previously detached and set back in place about 1/2 inch behind its previous placement.
Secondary wood: White pine.

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A Fine and Rare Queen Anne Veneered and Shell-Carved Walnut Dressing Table

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