06-09-200206-09-2002
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2145Boston
June 9, 2002 10:00 AMCalender
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Joined Paneled Inlaid Six-Board Oak and Maple Chest

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$88,125$75,000
Auction: Sale #2145 - 2145Location: BostonDate / Time: June 09, 2002 10:00AM

Description:

Joined Paneled Inlaid Six-Board Oak and Maple Chest, Guilford, Connecticut area, 1670-1710, the oak lid opens to a cavity with lidded till and overhangs a case with recessed panel sides, sawtooth inlays and raised parquetry paneling on the facade; with applied moldings and black painted maple applied spindles and bosses interspersed among the painted and inlaid facade, old surface, (some losses including height, minor additions),ht. 20 3/4, wd. 48, dp. 20 1/8 in.

Literature: Furniture of the New Haven Colony: The Seventeenth Century Style, Patricia E. Kane (The New Haven Colony Historical Society, April 1973, figure XXIII) includes an inset which pictures and describes this piece: "Inlay is an unusual decorative treatment in American 17th century furniture. Similar inlay appears on a chest found in the Douglass Pump Factory in Middletown, Connecticut but whose location is unknown." This lot is that missing piece.
Estimate $75,000-100,000

Keywords

Connecticut, Guilford, New Haven Colony Historical Society, Patricia E. Kane, Douglass Pump Factory, Middletown