Chippendale Chest on Chest,

Description:

Chippendale Chest on Chest, New Hampshire, Dunlap School, c. 1770-80, the cove-molded cornice over case of four thumb-molded long drawers, the upper having a five short drawer facade centrally carved with pinwheel and fan motif and three graduated drawers below, on lower case of four graduated long drawers, on four short cabriole legs ending in ball and claw feet centering a central fan-carved drop, refinished, retains some original red staining, appears to retain original brasses, (minor imperfections).

Literature: See The Decorative Arts of New Hampshire, Currier House, fig. 33, for stylistically similar piece.
Estimate $8,000-12,000

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