MASSACHUSETTS CHIPPENDALE BLOCK-FRONT MAHOGANY CHEST
c. 1760; old color, shaped molded edge top; four conforming graduated drawers with original silvered, bat wing brass; conforming side carrying handles; bold ball and claw feet; 33"h; case 33"w, 17"d; top 37.5"w, 19.5"d
From the estate of a Hartford, Connecticut collector who purchased the chest in the mid 1990's from Albert Sack (d. 2011, age 96), prominent antiques dealer and author on American antique furniture.
Right side with age crack above handle, appropriate for age; some rubbing to silvering on brass.
Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000
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Lot 68 : MASSACHUSETTS CHIPPENDALE BLOCK-FRONT MAHOGANY CHEST
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