Very Fine and Rare Chippendale Figured Walnut Chest of Drawers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Circa 1770
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January 19, 09:11 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Very Fine and Rare Chippendale Figured Walnut Chest of Drawers
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Circa 1770
Height 34 5/8 in. by Width 36 in. by Depth 19 1/2 in.; Case width 33 1/2 in.
Irma Engel Grabhorn (b. 1906), San Francisco, California;
Bonhams & Butterfields, San Francisco, California, June 6, 2003.
Bonhams & Butterfields, San Francisco, California, June 6, 2003.
Maine Antiques Digest, September 2003, pp. 20-A, 21-A.
This chest's vitality originates from the cabinetmakers use of wood grain to accentuate the verticality of the chest. A closely related diminutive chest with a split top drawer is in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (Alexandra Alevizatos Kirtley, American Furniture 1650-1840: Highlights from the Philadelphia Museum of Art, (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2020), p. 62, no. 24).
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