Fine Americana: The Keane Collection
Description:
Chippendale Carved Mahogany Block-front Chest of Drawers, Boston, c. 1760, the molded rectangular top above a case with four graduated drawers, on molded base with claw-and-ball feet, ht. 31 1/4, wd. 35 1/2, dp. 20 1/2 in.
Provenance: Israel Sack, Inc., New York; The Kaufman Americana Foundation, Norfolk, Virginia; Sotheby's, Important Americana, January 21, 2000, Lot 708.
Estimate $50,000-75,000
filled cracks to drawerfronts; shrinkage crack and minor seam separations to top, knee return on side of left front foot replaced.
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Keywords
Israel Sack Inc.Stephen L. Fletcher
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Director of American Furniture & Decorative Arts
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