The Shaker Collection of Erhart Muller
Description:
Shaker Red-stained Pine Tall Chest of Drawers, Canterbury, New Hampshire, 19th century, original stain, seven drawers with two wooden knobs each with concentric ring turnings in center, knobs inserted into holes which go through to the inside of the drawer, drawers are thumb-nail molded on all four sides and dovetailed with top and sides rounded, no glue blocks evident, bottom tapered into rabbet on sides; drawers are numbered on back in pencil: No. 1 at the base, drawer No. 4 has a divider in one end and paper label fragment, drawer No. 6 (repaired on bottom) once had a divider, the back with three hand-planed vertical backboards, nailed on cornice and base molding in the form of a quarter-round with fillets, ht. 72 5/8, wd. 41 1/4, dp. 18 3/4 in.
Provenance: Acquired at Canterbury, New Hampshire.
Estimate $30,000-50,000
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Keywords
CanterburyStephen L. Fletcher
Partner/Executive Vice President and Chief Auctioneer
Director of American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3000
Christopher D. Fox
Vice President
Director, Historic Arms & Militaria
Associate Deputy Director, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3200
Paul O’Hara
Business Administrator, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3224
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