Carved Cherry Swell-front Chest of Drawers

Description:

Carved Cherry Swell-front Chest of Drawers, school of Nathan Lumbard, central Massachusetts, c. 1805-15, the serpentine top above four cockbeaded graduated bombe-form drawers, flanked by conformingly shaped inlaid corners, set on a molded base of flaring French feet, replaced brass, refinished, ht. 33, wd. 41 1/2, dp. 21 in.

Provenance: Purchased by the present owner from Thomas Schwenke, Inc., Woodbury, Connecticut, 2006.

Literature: For a discussion of Nathan Lumbard's swell-front case furniture, see Jackson, et al., Crafting Excellence: The Furniture of Nathan Lumbard and His Circle, pp. 148-59; this chest is pictured on p. 156.
Estimate $10,000-15,000


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