DIMES BENCHMADE CHIPPENDALE-STYLE CORNER CUPBOARD
paper label: D.R.DIMES/....in cherry and tiger maple; also branded D.R.Dimes Benchmark on both sections
two-part with canted corners; top part with 12-panel glazed door, fitted with four grooved shelves; lower part with pair of paneled doors; ogee feet; 86"h; 43"w; 21.5"d
Douglas R. Dimes (d. 2022) made his first Windsor chair in 1964 in Epping, New Hampshire. In 1976 Independence Hall in Philadelphia commissioned him reproduce Windsor chairs. In 1980 he was commissioned by the Smithsonian to reproduce American colonial furniture to display in the museum. He also made furniture for Sturbridge Village in Massachusetts. In 1989, his son, Douglas P. joins the company and they start making the Benchmark Collection featuring tiger maple chests and beds. In 1990 the company became a licensed manufacturer for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. After great success and expansion, Douglas P. reduces the size of the company.
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500
Realized: $1,500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 101 : DIMES BENCHMADE CHIPPENDALE-STYLE CORNER CUPBOARD
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