$11,685
Shaker Five-drawer Chest, possibly made by Daniel Sering, Union Village, Ohio, c. 1850, black walnut case and drawer fronts, fruitwood pulls, poplar secondary woods, graduated dovetailed drawers with two pulls on each, drawers fit flush with the front of the case and are beaded on the edges, the one-piece top overhangs the case, finished with a cove molding, bracket base with front apron and scrolled ends, drawers numbered in red chalk on the back, ht. 54 1/2, wd. 44 1/2, dp. 22 1/4 in. Provenance: Purchased at Canterbury, New Hampshire, in the 1940s. When the Union Village, Ohio, Community closed in 1910, Arthur Bruce, Trustee, arranged for the shipment of remaining furniture in two railroad cars to Canterbury, New Hampshire.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2016-06-04