Property from the Collection of Vance Peacock and Darren Bryenton, Savannah, Georgia
A Pilgrim Century Joined 'Deerfield' Chest with Two Drawers, possibly made by John Hawks (1643-1721), Deerfield area, Massachusetts, circa 1715
Lot Closed
January 25, 09:25 PM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description
maple and pine
height 45 ⅝ in. by width 44 ¾ in. by depth 19 ¾ in.
retains its original red paint and brass hardware; top warped and separating from the cleat at one end.
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Alan McDonough (1937-2016), Dover, Massachusetts;
Sotheby’s, New York, Important Americana, January 25, 2013, sale 80950, lot 373;
Skinner, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, American Furniture & Decorative Arts, October 27, 2013, sale 2680B, lot 54.
This exceptional early chest is wonderfully preserved and retains its original untouched red pigment. A very closely related chest was part of the furnishings of the Sheldon House in Deerfield, Massachusetts once owned by Susan B. Hawks (1883-1946). This chest and others are discussed in Dean A. Fales, Jr, The Furniture of Historic Deerfield, (New York: Dutton: 1976), p. 177, no. 372.
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