$16,800
Red-painted Joined Chest with Drawers, Deerfield, Massachusetts, area, c. 1700-20, the molded lift top above a double-arch molded case with faux two-drawer facade and two working drawers below, with applied molded lower edge, all on turned stile feet, original surface, original engraved hardware, (imperfections), ht. 46 3/4, wd. 41 3/4, dp. 19 in. Literature: For a discussion of this form and several illustrated examples, see Dean A. Fales, Jr., The Furniture of Historic Deerfield (New York, Dutton, 1976), p. 177.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-10-27