WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS QUEEN ANNE CHERRY HIGHBOY
Springfield-Northampton region of Connecticut River Valley, c. 1770
two-part, broken-arch bonnet-top, vine-carved pilasters; fan-carved upper and lower drawers; cabriole legs ending in pad feet on supporting pads, 94.5"h (incl. finial); bottom section, 39"w; 19.5"d"
See Kugelman and Lionetti, 'Connecticut Valley Furniture', 2005, pp. 283-311
For a very similar example see Sothebys' sale 8158, January 20-22, 2006, lot 538.
Two related highboys perhaps from the same primary shop are known. One almost identical example probably originally owned by Joseph Clarke (1749-1828) of Northampton was sold at Sothebys' in 2002, sale #7756, lot 423. The second example is currently in a private collection originally thought to be owned by a Lucy King (b. 1751) and Daniel Norton (b. 1751) who married in Suffield, Connecticut in 1790. (According to comments by the Kugelman's, authors of Connecticut River Valley Furniture.
Estimate: $6,000 - $9,000
Realized: $11,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 135 : WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS QUEEN ANNE CHERRY HIGHBOY
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