A Queen Anne Japanned Maple and Pine Flat Top High Chest

New England, 18th Century with later decoration

with concealed cornice drawer.
Height overall 68 1/2 x width 38 1/4 x depth 21 inches.

In overall fine and stable condition. Appears to retain period drawer pulls. Old scuffs, marks and scratches consistent with age and use. Areas of loss to the painted decoration, with losses to the gilt elements of the decoration. The drawer slides in the top case appear to be original with rosehead nails, though one slide is likely replaced. The drop-finials appear to be original, though one was previously detached and reglued. It is possible that the top and base are married as the backboards of each section appear different in their manufacture and color. Additionally, the drawers in the bottom section appear to be late 19th/early 20th Century replacements, though those drawer fronts are period. The paint decoration is likely mid-to-late 19th Century. The top drawer in the lower case shows that it was likely a longer drawer that was reduced in size as there is evidence close the edge of drawer where other pulls were once in place. The drawer slides in the lower case are replaced.

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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.

Leah Vogelpohl

AVP, Specialist, American Furniture, Folk, and Decorative Arts

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Ms. Vogelpohl joined the firm in 2013 as a cataloger in the American and European Furniture and Decorative Arts department. She became a department specialist in 2017, focusing on American decorative arts and silver. She received a BA from the College of Charleston and an MLITT in Art History from the University of Glasgow.

American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts

A Queen Anne Japanned Maple and Pine Flat Top High Chest

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