$9,600
Federal Carved and Wavy Birch Inlaid Mahogany Chest of Drawers, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, c. 1810-20, the case of cockbeaded drawers and elliptic front with flanking quarter-engaged, ring-turned, reeded posts ending in vase- and ring-turned legs, replaced brass pulls, old refinish, (minor imperfections), ht. 37 1/2, wd. 43 3/4, dp. 21 1/2 in. Note: Branded "L. BARNES" in several places, for Lewis Barnes. According to Brock Jobe, Portsmouth Furniture: Masterworks from the New Hampshire Seacoast (SPNEA, 1993), p. 426, Lewis Barnes (1776-1856) was born Jacobi Ludwig Baarnhielm in Sweden, and migrated to Salem at the age of fourteen. He became a successful merchant and sea captain, owning stakes in the Recovery and the Lewis , and lived on Islington Street.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-03-03
